- present participle of read.
reading
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But it inched up again in its September reading due to heightened fears about market volatility, outliving savings, housing and cognitive decline.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
A friend encouraged Heder to see the 2020 documentary “Crip Camp,” which includes Heumann as a subject, and the filmmaker was so struck by that story, she followed up by reading Heumann’s 2020 memoir.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
Sam said it had been "overwhelming" reading about his childhood in the files.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
Despite falling slightly, the reading remains above the 52-year average and comes after July’s level reached the highest since August 2025.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
She didn’t like to be interrupted when she was reading, even when I had to give her some medication.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
Instead, testing was carried out while berthed in Brodick, which found the engines seemed to work satisfactorily on gas, albeit with some abnormal gas flow readings.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
Leave funeral wishes: You can include your preferences, such as whether you want to be buried or cremated, as well as music, readings or flowers.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
Vigorous movement shifts the hardware, allowing ambient light to disrupt readings, he says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
The system then checks those readings for errors and combines them into a single package.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 6, 2026
She didn’t read from her novel as she traveled across the country so much as she acted it out, playing each character with such skill that she turned her readings into performances.
From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
