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being

[bee-ing] / ˈbi ɪŋ /




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Despite being given the highest possible dose of pain relief, her mother, Stephanie Kent, said she could see her daughter "gasping and wincing in pain".

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

Community Notes, which allows users to contribute notes that add context or corrections to posts, was introduced by X in late 2022 and the same model is increasingly being adopted by other tech platforms.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

But Timi Joy Jorgensen, a behavioral finance specialist who works with National Debt Relief, warns against being quick to assume someone who doesn’t pay you back right away is doing it on purpose.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

Though he’d carried high workloads in the minors before, being a major-league starting catcher comes with added responsibility.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

"You men are being punished for your bad behavior," Don Quixote told the convicts, "but since I know you don't want to go where you're being taken, I'll ask this guard to set you free."

From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios

John was taught that Green Lanterns must be fearless beings capable of focusing and wielding their will.

From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026

"Why is it that human beings don't have the right to challenge these things?"

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

"Yes, football is our passion, but we are normal human beings as well and maybe that's something the world doesn't always see."

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

There is ample evidence that its behavior is almost indistinguishable from that of conscious beings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

“No. He did not. I did not realize that human beings named robots.”

From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga


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