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have been thirsting
  • present perfect progressive of thirst.

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Investors have been thirsting for new issues, and big names including SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic are readying debuts for later this year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026

But I have been thirsting for beautiful things all my life--and he is giving them to me.

From The Testing of Diana Mallory by Ward, Humphry, Mrs.