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have been worrying

  • present perfect progressive of worry.

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Investors have been worrying over the health of the private credit space and a number of funds endured what amounted to a bank run in April.

From Barron's May 1, 2026

BNP Paribas analyst Karl Ackerman wrote in a Wednesday note that some investors have been worrying about “unintended consequences,” since half of the memory market looks like it’s being propped up by data center demand.

From MarketWatch Mar. 20, 2026

For decades, however, people have been worrying that small doses of glyphosate ingested over the long term can cause cancer and other health issues.

From Slate Mar. 5, 2026

Recent inflation numbers have been worrying enough to make the Reserve Bank of Australia more cautious about delivering its fourth cut in interest rates since February.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 3, 2025

The name which we have been worrying to recall strolls casually into our memory when we have given up trying and are not thinking of it at all.

From One Day at a Time and Other Talks on Life and Religion by Alexander, Arch.