been there
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I wish the Eastern Bloc system hadn't been there, but that's what it was.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
There is something wonderfully unproductive about it, the kind of gathering where checking the time somehow becomes the very thing that makes you realize you’ve been there for another hour.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Britain, France and the Netherlands had been there for centuries; the U.S. and Japan came in the late 1800s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
Jenny Lê, the flagship’s head of operations, has become the nucleus of the store, embodying the essence of discipline, intention and collaboration that has been there from the very beginning.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
There was at least a foot of fresh snow, on top of the five feet that had been there last night.
From "I Survived the Great Alaska Earthquake, 1964" by Lauren Tarshis
