- present participle of edit.
editing
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After a recent visit to Cornell University, a student accused the Knechtles of editing a clip of their interaction with him in a way that misrepresented their conversation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
The firm also pointed to US chemist and biologist David Liu for developing "precision gene editing technologies that directly edit DNA in living systems".
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
It was nominated for the best editing prize at Basingstoke's Exit 6 Film Festival and won best international short at Roswell Shorts Festival in New Mexico.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
The BBC later apologised for not editing out the slur from its BBC One broadcast, which was shown on a two-hour delay, and remained on BBC iPlayer until the following day.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
He was editing footage for another one of his stupid Flush fan videos.
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
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Media Literacy - High School
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Media Literacy - Middle School
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