have been profiteering

• present perfect progressive

  present perfect progressive

  Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.

  of profiteer.
  profiteer

  noun

  a person who seeks or exacts exorbitant profits, especially through the sale of scarce or rationed goods.

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have been profiteering

People appear to have been profiteering on the prediction-market website Polymarket as well, beginning with Trump’s military operation in Venezuela.

From Salon ● Mar. 26, 2026

Supermarkets themselves have faced allegations they have been profiteering.

From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2023

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