rise
verb (used without object)
to get up from a lying, sitting, or kneeling posture; assume an upright position.
have been rising
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present perfect progressiveof rise.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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Things haven’t been even worse because earnings estimates have been rising.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
However, officer numbers have been rising in recent years and have increased by 7.8% since 2021, external.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
Most investors expect the Fed to hold rates at 3.50-3.75 percent for the fifth straight meeting, according to CME's FedWatch monitoring tool -- but bets on a rate-hike have been rising.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
Oil prices have been rising again since early July when U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
We must have been rising a good bit faster than he figured, however, for it wrenched our arms considerably, and the maneuver set up a sickening pendulum motion.
From Armageddon—2419 A.D. by Philip Francis Nowlan
