have been importing
- present perfect progressive of import.
Example Sentences
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One possible sign the vehicles could win over carbuyers: More Americans have been importing older kei cars and trucks in recent years, charmed by their striking appearance and utility.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 13, 2025
Germany and other countries have been importing an excess of gas to fill storage facilities.
From New York Times ● Jun. 15, 2022
For now, carmakers in Europe have been importing batteries from Asia, but as production ramps up that will become less viable.
From Reuters ● Jun. 5, 2018
Although U.S. networks have been importing and “translating” British shows since the days of All in the Family and Sanford and Son, contemporary viewers have more access to both original inspirations and subsequent interpretations.
From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2012
There have been rumors that wealthy people in the Philippines who own private estates in the rain forest have been importing African animals illegally, releasing them into the Philippine jungle, and hunting them.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
