- present participle of gather.
gathering
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Adding to that report humorous details of work and life in the desert gave him the first taste of news gathering.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
People have been invited to "pay their respects" by lining roads in Newton and Mumbles, a seaside suburb of Swansea, while others began gathering outside her home in the morning.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
Agencies have to disclose their plans in advance, gathering public comment.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
The Silver Platter has operated since 1963, becoming one of Los Angeles’ oldest and most enduring gathering places for queer and transgender Latinos in Westlake.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
I’m gathering up the magazine cuttings when I find two envelopes underneath the paper pieces.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
The excerpt below is a scene from a dinner party in which one character launches into a riff about the pervasiveness of Yotam Ottolenghi’s cookbook recipes at social gatherings.
From Slate ● Aug. 15, 2026
The four-bedroom, three-bathroom abode has a media den ideal for family movie nights or other peaceful gatherings.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
If symptoms develop, officials urge infected people to stay at home and avoid school, work and any gatherings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Last week Monopoly Events, the promoter behind some of the biggest comic and entertainment conventions in the UK, banned Meta glasses from its gatherings.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
After such gatherings, my peers and I—all the children between the ages of six and twelve—would brainstorm several possible answers that would avoid the death of one of our parents.
From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah
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