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  • present participle of mark.
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marking

[mahr-king] / ˈmɑr kɪŋ /




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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

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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