hire
verb (used with object)
to engage the services of (someone) for wages or other payment.
have been hiring
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present perfect progressiveof hire.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Recently, companies ranging from top AI labs to software giants to scrappy startups have been hiring for an enigmatic position: “member of technical staff,” or MTS.
From MarketWatch ● May 9, 2026
Jump Trading Group, a Chicago high-frequency trading firm, and others have been hiring traders, the Financial Times reported earlier.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 21, 2026
More businesses in the area have been hiring private security guards, and on a sunny Thursday afternoon, at the intersection of Third Avenue and Pike Street, three stood watch in front of Chipotle.
From Seattle Times ● May 12, 2024
That is partly because growth has been driven by improving economic supply: Employers have been hiring as the labor pool grows, for instance, in part because immigration has been rapid.
From New York Times ● May 1, 2024
You have been hiring men because they have been parading a lot of little grouches against the Comas folks.
From Joan of Arc of the North Woods by Holman Day
