ranch
noun
an establishment maintained for raising livestock under range conditions.
have been ranching
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present perfect progressiveof ranch.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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Many of the remaining families have been ranching and farming for generations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2022
At least, she had plainly stated that he and Lew had been partners—though Collier might have been ranching innocently enough, and ignorant of Lew's real nature.
From Cow-Country by B. M. Bower
