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  • present participle of like.
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liking

[lahy-king] / ˈlaɪ kɪŋ /


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“It’s pretty incredible you can become the mayor with only 51% of people liking you. I’m like, ‘I can do that,’” Pratt told the crowd.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

If the final outcome is not to Boro's liking - so any result which means Saints play Hull on Saturday - they have no right to appeal or challenge it.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

Nearly 90 percent of green spaces in Washington are under federal control, meaning the president has almost free rein to change them to his liking.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

He added later about the loss in his life: “If you’ve gone through that, an audience not liking you is really not that important anymore.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

Usually the twins made fun of him for liking the library, but in that moment, he didn’t feel so strange and out of place for loving books.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova




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