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have been taking
  • present perfect progressive of take.

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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