top
noun
have been topping
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present perfect progressiveof top.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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The majority of companies in the S&P 500 have been topping analysts’ profit expectations for the summer, and the hope is that they’ll report their first overall growth in a year.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 26, 2023
So far this earnings reporting season, which is approaching its final stretch, the majority of companies have been topping forecasts for first-quarter results.
From Seattle Times ● May 9, 2023
Mellencamp may have been topping the charts, but he was committed to the common man.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 3, 2022
Yet by other metrics, the British lad behemoths have been topping Facebook charts for years—if anything, they’ve been slipping a bit of late.
From Slate ● Oct. 5, 2018
White House strategists believe they have ended the slide in Bush's approval ratings, which lately have been topping 40% again.
From Time Magazine Archive
