unbend
verb (used with object)
to straighten from a bent form or position.
have been unbending
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present perfect progressiveof unbend.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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And yet this is the approach favoured by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime and its Commission on Narcotic Drugs, which have been unbending in their defence of the policy.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 2, 2016
