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have been misusing

  • present perfect progressive of misuse.

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The prosecution said Wai appeared to have been misusing police computer systems or databases as far back as 2018.

From BBC Mar. 4, 2026

For years I have been misusing the wondrous abilities imparted to me through the grace of God and my master.

From Autobiography of a Yogi by Yogananda, Paramahansa

"And is it true that you are trying to change your national flag because the Germans have been misusing it?"

From A Woman's Experience in the Great War by Mack, Louise

When you have been misusing it for thousands of years!

From Cæsar or Nothing by How, Louis