mount
verb (used with object)
have been mounting
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present perfect progressiveof mount.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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Meanwhile, government bans around prediction markets have been mounting.
From Barron's ● May 7, 2026
Redemption requests from investors in private-credit funds have been mounting, which causes headaches for fund managers who need to limit redemptions to avoid selling illiquid loans at heavy discounts.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 13, 2026
Pressure to cut costs and reduce net debt have been mounting as profitability falls.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2025
Much of the nation’s data center construction boom is taking place in arid states, including California, Arizona and Texas, where strains on water have been mounting amid dry conditions and rising temperatures.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2025
Her short legs had seemed to have been mounting hundreds of stairs.
From A Little Princess; being the whole story of Sara Crewe now told for the first time by Frances Hodgson Burnett
