note
noun
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
have been noting
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present perfect progressiveof note.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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The data made clear what many have been noting since October: The monarchs are back, even if it’s far from the millions that arrived as recently as the ’80s.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 2, 2022
For the past few months, economists who track short-term developments have been noting a peculiar divergence between “soft” and “hard” data.
From Seattle Times ● May 1, 2017
You’re right that the shopper who approached you may just have been noting your random resemblance to a stranger.
From Slate ● Jan. 15, 2015
His adopted daughter, Julia Irene Kauffman, suggested it might have been, noting that he considered Marion Laboratories to be the family business and the Royals his personal passion.
From New York Times ● Jul. 8, 2012
When you might have been noting a weakness in one direction he was diverting you by an enormous exhibition of versatility in another.
From Behind the Mirrors The Psychology of Disintegration at Washington by Clinton W. (Clinton Wallace) Gilbert
