Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
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Nvidia designs the chips that make artificial intelligence work, and because A.I. is being hailed as the most important technological development since the internet, Nvidia shares have been rocketing since last year.
From New York Times ● Mar. 15, 2024
Internet-connected video doorbells, for example, which alert your phone when someone is at the door, and send a live video feed of the visitor, have been rocketing in popularity.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 3, 2019
Doctors are worried that the number of new cases have been rocketing in recent years.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2016
In recent days, two new videos have been rocketing through social media.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 5, 2016
Prices of these and other luxury goods have been rocketing as a result of dollar devaluation and inflation-fired demand.
From Time Magazine Archive
