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have been living

  • present perfect progressive of live.

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He said if he has to start ending services, he will start with interim housing, where people who have been living on the street get temporary housing with meals and showers.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

"We have been living at the hospital for two weeks now and our son has undergone five surgeries."

From BBC Jul. 4, 2026

Its effects may not be limited to Haitians and Syrians, some of whom have been living here for more than a decade.

From Slate Jun. 25, 2026

"We have been living in fear, we don't know when we will be kicked out of our houses. We want our voice to be heard," said Hoa.

From Barron's Jun. 24, 2026

You have been living in the turrets of a fairy-castle — which is a fine view — excellent prospect—until you realize that fairy-castles, my friends, consist in their architecture of tea-cake and icing.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson