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have been solving

  • present perfect progressive of solve.

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For as long as people have been solving math problems, the approach has been like a laser: focus intently on one problem and get as far as you can on it.

From Slate Jun. 22, 2026

Some Twitter users complained, suggesting the officers should have been solving crimes.

From BBC Aug. 22, 2022

“There’s no question all of us have been solving problems during this pandemic. My job is to problem-solve.”

From Seattle Times Nov. 5, 2020

In this chapter, we have been solving quadratic equations of the form ax2 + bx + c = 0.

From Textbooks May 6, 2020

This he did by lagging in his studies, writing poetry when he should have been solving problems, and refusing point blank to obey orders.

From Children's Stories in American Literature, 1660-1860 by Wright, Henrietta Christian