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The phrase "had been around" is correct and usable in written English.
You might use it in a sentence to indicate that something existed for a period of time in the past. For example: "The city's oldest restaurant had been around for decades before it closed."
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"Steel had been around forever, tungsten had been around forever, glass had been around forever.
But Mr. Grigolo had been around and singing for some time.
He had been around, wore sunglasses indoors, and had the charm of a wellspoken cynic.
They were the first children he had been around in more than ten years.
"DNS had been around since 1983.
An election commission spokesman said turnout had been around 60%.
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It has been around since.
Emotions have been around forever.
Bumper-sticker politics has been around forever.
Temptation, obviously, has been around forever.
Barclays has been around for 320 years.
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