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have been policing
  • present perfect progressive of police.

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Egyptian border guards have been policing the land under an agreement with Israel made in 2005 when Israeli forces withdrew from Gaza.

From New York Times • May 30, 2024

But Chinese authorities have been policing the Net heavily since the protests last March, and many blogs and sites have been blocked.

From Time Magazine Archive