- present perfect progressive of take.
Example Sentences
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Several Los Angeles-based artists have been taking part in public events to create artwork celebrating community and welcoming the World Cup to Inglewood.
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026
Export licenses for Nvidia’s most powerful Blackwell AI chips don’t appear to be under discussion at present, but negotiations about sales of the second-most sophisticated H200 chips have been taking place for several months.
From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026
"That's why we have been taking different sorts of measures to try to protect ourselves - like being cautious all the time, looking around, trying to even adopt some maybe anti-following tactics."
From BBC • May 7, 2026
But beyond the fitness world, scientists have been taking a closer look at how this compound affects both the body and the brain.
From Science Daily • May 4, 2026
“We stopped doing our chores and ran wild and did whatever we wanted when we should have been taking care of her,” I pointed out with disgust.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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