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have been separating

  • present perfect progressive of separate.

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“Hopefully, we can break down these barriers that have been separating us.”

From Washington Post Nov. 2, 2022

Millions of people have been separating their recyclables for decades, but a few folks in Elizabethton still seem to be having trouble with the concept.

From Washington Times May 5, 2021

Since then they have been separating, and they are now 4½ seconds apart, situated as shown in Plate 3.

From Half-hours with the Telescope Being a Popular Guide to the Use of the Telescope as a Means of Amusement and Instruction. by Proctor, Richard A. (Richard Anthony)