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"been maintaining" is correct and usable in written English
It is the past participle form of the verb phrase "maintaining," which means to keep something in a particular state or condition. You can use "been maintaining" when talking about something that has been ongoing or continuous in the past, but still affects the present. Example: The company has been maintaining a strong online presence for the past five years, which has helped increase their customer base.
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"I've been maintaining a positive attitude," he said.
All this time we've been maintaining them, running them once a month to see they're working.
"We've been maintaining it all this time, and we'll keep maintaining it".
"I'm sure she will have been maintaining her professionalism in training".
Joe: The biggest challenge for us has been maintaining the growth.
Because he's been maintaining a secret double life as a film publicist.
She also increased her wholesale operations and had been maintaining a showroom in New York.
Since the war in Afghanistan, America has been maintaining military bases in Kirgizstan and Uzbekistan.
The department has been maintaining an outside surveillance camera in the area.
Despite the bad economy, he said, "our numbers have been maintaining or growing".
Not so long ago he had been maintaining that the moderates were still a real force.
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