provide
verb (used with object)
to make available; furnish.
have been providing
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present perfect progressiveof provide.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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"It is a situation that fills our souls with great sorrow and pain. We have been... providing support to the families," said local mayor Jacqueline Romero.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
Soldiers have been providing logistical support, including water distribution, to assist firefighters and specialist responders.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
The men have been providing documents to the House Oversight Committee in response to a subpoena, including Epstein’s birthday book and a cache of emails.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 17, 2025
Eight times a week this fall, Farrow and LuPone have been providing Broadway audiences with much-needed relief from doom-scrolling.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2024
He does not work at all, and therefore his father must have been providing the money for his headlong career.
From The Unknown Wrestler by H. A. (Hiram Alfred) Cody
