- present participle of mark.
marking
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The Caribbean island nation is set to hold elections in July and October next year, marking its first polls in more than a decade.
From Barron's ● Nov. 10, 2026
Many people were carrying flowers or candles to leave at the shrines that now dot the cobblestones, one marking each spot where someone died.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026
The formal conclusions marking the end of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, known as the communique, is the joint text setting out what has been agreed.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
Sweden’s Riksbank raised its key interest rate to 2% from 1.75%, marking its first rate increase in more than three years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026
Before he put the pony in the trailer, Nancy showed him the paint marking on Buttons's hoof.
From "Pony Problems: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #3" by Carolyn Keene
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Under these conditions, fluorescence could create small green and cyan highlights against the salamanders' yellow markings, potentially making them easier for other salamanders to spot.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026
The US space agency announced last year that its Perseverance rover had found potential biosignatures, markings on rocks possibly made by ancient microbes.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
But when residents later saw painted pavement markings showing the planned curbs and bike lines, “they got involved in a big way,” Supernaw said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
Their luminous, pale surfaces are covered in geometric markings that could be a lost version of cuneiform, and the objects’ irregular edges bring to mind a puzzle long ago disassembled and dispersed to far-flung locales.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Minutes passed, and she scanned the walls for any engravings or markings, but saw none.
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
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