- present participle of mark.
marking
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Open and Fashion Week, but it’s a somber day marking the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
Average diesel prices in the U.S. reached $6.0556 a gallon for the first time ever, marking a jump of 63% since this time last year, according to AAA.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026
California regulators certified a union representing Uber and Lyft drivers, marking a milestone in a years-long fight by gig workers in the state.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
To date, no hurricanes have formed in the basin, despite this week marking the peak of the season on average - and there's no sign of development in the near future.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
Rand, who was marking a row of boxes she had just closed off with her initial, looked up at Maya and smiled.
From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio
That means replacing turf, putting down new field markings, taking down the goal posts, cleaning the entire place and the like.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Marine Corps markings being transported from the base’s former airport on flatbed trucks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
The researchers emphasize that the importance of the engravings goes beyond whatever meaning the individual markings may once have carried.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 9, 2026
I've been told I have 3,311 skin markings - compared to the average Neko Health client's 845.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
A large leatherback turtle swept away in front of him, its distinct markings jogging a memory somewhere.
From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook
