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'scarcely been' is a perfectly correct and usable phrase in written English
It is used to express the idea that something has happened only a short amount of time ago. For example: He had scarcely been in the office for five minutes before he was asked to leave.
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"Imbalances" have scarcely been diminished.
Yet it has scarcely been written about.
Yet devaluation has scarcely been painless.
It has scarcely been used.
The second contest has scarcely been auspicious.
It has scarcely been reported in the French national media.
Yet this has scarcely been mentioned by the PD.
Sometimes, the press release has scarcely been rewritten.
They had scarcely been looked at since they arrived from the Soviet Union in the 1940s.
There has scarcely been a better German goalkeeper since than Trautmann, who has died aged 89.
The Théâtre-Libre had scarcely been established when the reaction against Naturalism got under way.
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