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"have been preparing for" is a correct and commonly used phrase in written English.
It is used in the present perfect continuous tense to describe an action that started in the past and is still ongoing. Example: "I have been preparing for my final exams for the past month."
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Anecdotally, they have been preparing for years.
We have been preparing for it.
Interest groups have been preparing for months.
This is what I have been preparing for".
He may have been preparing for this for many years.
However, they have been preparing for a campaign for months.
And they have been preparing for battle for months.
"They have been preparing for the last 20 years".
Some states have been preparing for a possible shutdown.
"We as a company have been preparing for that".
"It's something that all the manufacturers have been preparing for".
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have been scrambling for
have been painting for
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