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have been hustling
  • present perfect progressive of hustle.

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Nightlifers center their existence around that ritual communion, and for the past 10 days, musicians have been hustling to re-create it in digital space.

From Washington Post • Mar. 23, 2020

Since then, they have been hustling to prepare for what a former New York City police commission and others are describing as an unprecedented challenge.

From Washington Times • Nov. 27, 2016

In the meantime, Mr. Kerby and his maintenance chief, Steve Price, have been hustling.

From New York Times • Sep. 14, 2015

Congressional negotiators have been hustling to merge versions passed by the Senate and House of Representatives into one bill that must be passed again by each chamber before it can be signed by Obama.

From Reuters • Jan. 19, 2010

Emma McChesney found herself strolling when she should have been hustling in the direction of the Novelty Cloak and Suit Store.

From Roast Beef, Medium by Ferber, Edna