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have been reading

  • present perfect progressive of read.

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You have been a joy to read for as long as I have been reading The Times.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 2, 2024

Relatives have been reading aloud names of the nearly 3,000 people who were killed in the al-Qaeda attacks.

From BBC Sep. 11, 2023

Three weeks later, I'm about to present my work to a diverse collection of Mr.James' students, who have been reading, studying and loving "The Beast Side."

From Salon Jun. 19, 2023

"Should the euro zone's top monetary policymakers have been reading from the same page, the next jumbo step from Team Lagarde will probably be on the cards for the get together on 27th October."

From Reuters Oct. 6, 2022

I wondered about them when I should have been reading.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover