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have been having

  • present perfect progressive
    of have.
    have
    verb (used with object)
    to possess; own; hold for use; contain.

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“Retirees have been having a hard time getting a hold of people at Social Security,” said Copeland.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 21, 2026

At that time, Finnian said that in "the last month or so I have been having quite a bit of pain in my back and hip".

From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2026

In fact, activist shareholders have been having a field day lately.

From Barron's ● Feb. 25, 2026

But this season, teams have been having better luck with it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 22, 2025

I knew if Momma had stayed and hadn’t gone off mumbling about money we would have been having a lot more fun.

From "The Watsons Go to Birmingham" by Christopher Paul Curtis