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reading

[ree-ding] / ˈri dɪŋ /


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Fielder shrewdly pairs the recreation with footage of Seyfried reading the script for the first time, intercutting between the two.

From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026

These instructions are found in small segments of mitochondrial DNA known as open reading frames.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026

The Chicago Fed’s National Financial Conditions Index is only -0.50, a historically low reading.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 25, 2026

"Whenever I felt lost... I went back to read the books, reading them over and over," Calvo added.

From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026

I had believed the Bible always, but reading it now had nothing to do with belief.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

Although medications help many patients manage their condition, a substantial number continue to have blood pressure readings above recommended targets even while receiving treatment.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

Inflation readings for September also came in hotter than expected.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

Under the Swiss-based company's system, readings of 151-200 are considered unhealthy, 201-300 very unhealthy and above 300 hazardous.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

Short-term breadth readings only occasionally signal a pullback, and usually just a minor one.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

There were readings by high-ranking women in the party from Moral Meditations, an awful book just published by Dona Maria.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez


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