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have been lifting

  • present perfect progressive of lift.

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Wall Street strategists have been lifting price targets for gold and silver this year.

From MarketWatch Jan. 30, 2026

Central banks in the UK, the US, Europe and other nations have been lifting interest rates to combat the rate of price rises, otherwise known as inflation.

From BBC Apr. 11, 2023

Even economies that are facing a pronounced slowdown have been lifting borrowing costs.

From New York Times Oct. 7, 2022

Google's secondary businesses, including Cloud, also have been lifting overall sales.

From Reuters Feb. 1, 2022

Now, the trouble is we have been lifting all the good things of God and putting them in heaven.

From The World's Great Sermons, Volume 10 Drummond to Jowett, and General Index by Kleiser, Grenville