- present participle of mean.
meaning
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But rescue teams have been unable to access the area where the High Fens fire first broke out, meaning its precise cause remains unknown.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
The most powerful entry point to following a second club the study suggests, though, is players - meaning support can move when the player does.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
Citizenship and Immigration Services spokesman Zach Kahler said the decision confirms a “straightforward principle” that departing the U.S. has meaning.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
In the context of AI, it has a specific technical meaning.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
“So Pinewood holds a special meaning for creaky old birdwatchers like me. As a goodwill gesture, MI6 makes a senior agent available to offer technical expertise on any films that feature the Secret Intelligence Service.”
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
Spend enough years standing behind pyramids of hamburgers, posing at fry stations and inserting yourself into the iconography of American restaurant chains, and eventually the props begin to accrue meanings of their own.
From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026
His poetic titles often defy translation; their layered meanings and references can only be approximated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
The Washington monument is both architecture and sculpture, a powerful symbol with layered meanings for different generations from Washington’s time to ours.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
Yet their meanings can be altered simply by changing context or editing a caption.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2026
They seemed so straightforward in comparison, despite their myriad meanings.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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