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The flights have been surveying 12 of the 18 mountain basins monitored by the state, typically flying three or four times annually in each watershed.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2023

She and colleagues have been surveying fellow scientists about professional imperatives to do fieldwork and their decisions about child care.

From Science Magazine • Sep. 21, 2022

She and student volunteers from U-Va. have been surveying households in a one-mile radius of the proposed station.

From Washington Post • Aug. 18, 2018

The former work colleagues have been surveying mountains for about 12 years and took about eight hours to establish Miller Moss's height.

From BBC • Aug. 10, 2018

Just as we were sitting down to dinner, three men who have been surveying the Government ditch near here, came and begged to be fed.

From A Lady's Life on a Farm in Manitoba by Hall, M. G. C. (Mary Georgina Caroline)