- present participle of engineer.
engineering
Example Sentences
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Irwin holds a degree in systems engineering from UC San Diego and worked as an engineer at Teledyne Systems and the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Google said Argon excels at complex tasks in software engineering, legal and financial work and cyber defense, with a leading ability to find and fix critical software flaws.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
Nvidia boss Jensen Huang has largely dismissed calls for tighter AI regulations, arguing that rogue agents are an engineering problem that can be solved.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
Wholesale trade also weakened after being one of the biggest contributors to Canada’s growth in June, though some other service-producing industries expanded, including real estate, accommodation and food, and architectural, engineering and related services.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
Now seventeen, Gerhard has begun classes at the Technicum where he studies electrical engineering.
From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
Vocabulary lists containing engineering
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Engineering - Introductory
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