- present participle of mark.
marking
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Hyundai Motor 005380 3.35%increase; up pointing triangle recorded weaker second-quarter net profit as vehicle sales declined amid cooling global demand, marking the latest setback for South Korea’s largest carmaker.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Greenberg said Cricket Australia was trying to strike a balance between marking a significant milestone in the history of Test cricket and ensuring the longer format continued to move with the times.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
Tesla reported negative free cash flow of $1.1 billion for the second quarter, marking its first such decline in more than two years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
The King unveiled a plaque marking the 75th anniversary of Cambridge being granted city status by his grandfather King George VI, before calling the visit a "pleasure".
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Societies have always had their own ways of marking calendar time.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
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Since 2023, at least 10 deaths in the U.S. have been linked to air-bag parts with markings of a Chinese manufacturer called Jilin Province Detiannuo Safety Technology, also known as DTN Airbag.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
Recognizable by the dark markings around its eyes and mouth, the vaquita was unknown to science until the second half of the 20th century.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 17, 2026
“This has all the markings of a citywide cover-up,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026
The markings anticipated the inverted red triangle that is a symbol of Hamas today.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 2026
I stare at all his markings, comments on the sides, question marks, whole sentences crossed out.
From "American Street" by Ibi Zoboi
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