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have busied

  • present perfect of busy.

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The station staff, accustomed to handling more than 100,000 passengers a day, have busied themselves taking care of the fewer than 50 who remain.

From Washington Post Apr. 15, 2020

"In total, more than 100 legal procedures, over 900 prosecutors have busied themselves with me and with my company."

From BBC Feb. 25, 2012

That has captivated fans of Terry’s Chelsea club, while Manchester United fans have busied themselves with a colorful protest of the team’s American owner, Malcolm Glazer.

From New York Times Mar. 2, 2010

Far from fixating on Islamic law, Hizballah's representatives in parliament have busied themselves winning funding for projects that will benefit their constituents.

From Time Magazine Archive

For years Japanese statesmen and publicists have busied themselves with the problem.

From The Rising Tide of Color Against White World-Supremacy by Stoddard, Lothrop