manufacture
noun
the making of goods or wares by manual labor or by machinery, especially on a large scale.
have been manufacturing
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present perfect progressiveof manufacture.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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If so, BMW’s approach could show a path to other automakers that have been manufacturing automobiles for decades but have made little headway in the transition to battery-powered vehicles.
From New York Times ● Mar. 9, 2024
While vaccine makers have been manufacturing updated vaccines that target XBB to ensure enough doses are ready by the fall and winter season, several new variants emerged.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 6, 2023
"I've heard that same thing from numerous other American manufacturing companies, many of whom have been manufacturing in China for decades," she said.
From Reuters ● May 31, 2022
“Those companies have been manufacturing forever,” she said.
From Reuters ● Nov. 29, 2017
Since I wrote to you last, I have been manufacturing an address from this neighbourhood, which has been carried with great success, and has pleased, particularly in the quarter where I was anxious it should.
From Memoirs of the Court of George IV. 1820-1830 (Vol 1) From the Original Family Documents by Buckingham and Chandos, Richard Plantagenet Temple Nugent Brydges Chandos Grenville, Duke of
