ignore
verb (used with object)
to refrain from noticing or recognizing.
have been ignoring
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present perfect progressiveof ignore.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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"Atmospheric scientists have been ignoring the impact of ash on climate and biogeochemistry," said co-senior author Natalie Mahowald, the Irving Porter Church Professor in Engineering.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2023
But around the country, utilities have been ignoring the opportunity to remove lead pipe when they uncover it during work on water mains.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 8, 2023
Hastings and Wang doing so at a time when Netflix execs have been ignoring the pleas of its most vulnerable employees took on a sick, tone-deaf sigificance.
From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2021
Both Sedgwick and Harvey counties mask mandates, but Harvey County Commission Chairman Randy Hague said some people have been ignoring its rule.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 10, 2020
I might have been ignoring whatever was growing between us, but he wasn’t.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
