Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
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“Investors have been whistling by the inflation graveyard and ignoring signals from the Treasury curve, as we’ve broken above 4.5% and on a trajectory to go even higher,” he added.
From MarketWatch ● May 18, 2026
“It could have been whistling when the police are coming or riding a bicycle in a particular area,” said McDowell, who helped Pasadena get an injunction against a gang in the late 90s.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 26, 2019
But Barack Obama might just as well have been whistling in the Kansas wind.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2012
The bureau may have been whistling in the dark.
From Time Magazine Archive
The boys have been whistling impatience for half an hour and I don't want to scare Larry out of going.
From Wild Wings A Romance of Youth by Margaret Rebecca Piper
