- present participle of read.
reading
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The lower house approved the bill at first reading in January but the Senate later amended it to target only the most harmful platforms, prompting concern in Brussels.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
Unweighted — that is, category by category — the imbalance is a more muted reading of 2 on the 0-to-10 scale.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
As well as her stats, Ravika started reading Reddit posts from women who said their Oura ring had predicted not only their pregnancy but their miscarriage as well, through the ring's "major signs" notification.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
Even Miguel de Cervantes’s aging Don Quixote is driven into a phantasmagoric abyss by the reading of chivalrous romance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
I pull the crumpled piece of paper from my pocket and start reading aloud.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
The latter is higher now in part because of software and investment-management readings, which will likely show lower increases after revisions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
The upper Midwest that's closer to the fires was especially affected, with parts of Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin all recording air quality readings deep into the "hazardous" range for days.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
What helped the yield retreat was new inflation readings that moved the annual inflation rate closer to the Fed’s 2% target.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
There are 100 feasible readings of Żuławski’s film, and just when those all seem to make sense, you could conjure up a 101st.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026
I need readings at the same time in different places.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
