Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
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Exports have been sinking as other major economies slow.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 12, 2023
But parts of the sea wall have been sinking for years, and the structure and its walkway are often submerged by tidal inundations.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 18, 2022
Stocks have been sinking in recent weeks but were up Wednesday ahead of the Fed’s announcement and a news conference by its chair, Jerome Powell, scheduled for later in the day.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 16, 2022
Cut off from their steady supply of sediment, these marshlands have been sinking for 100 years.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 22, 2021
It's marvellous how soon and fondly you can learn to love a rescuer like that when you are a stranger in a strange land and have been sinking helplessly in a sea of unknown words.
From The Ship Dwellers A Story of a Happy Cruise by Albert Bigelow Paine
