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marking

[mahr-king] / ˈmɑr kɪŋ /




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The Rate This Bench marking system is very strict.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

These three episodes are part of Disney’s programming marking the attacks’ 25th anniversary, and stream the following day on Disney+ and Hulu.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

Bank Indonesia will announce its rate decision on Wednesday, marking the first policy meeting since long-serving Governor Perry Warjiyo stepped down.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

In June, French fighter jets deployed to NATO's Baltic Air Policing mission also shot down a drone in Latvia, marking the first time the alliance's rapid-reaction force has downed a stray drone over the country.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

It seemed like magic to me when I put on the headphones Tsalig handed me and heard the famous trumpeter of Kraków marking the noon hour with his horn, hundreds of miles away.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson

Subtitled “From Periods to Interrobangs, How Punctuation Remade the World,” the book explores the evolution and effects of the small markings that writers have used for more than four centuries.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

Some owners also painted markings on their animals to make them easier to identify later, CBC reported.

From BBC Aug. 8, 2026

The coroner determined that the markings found on her body were consistent with “postmortem insect activity” and were not evidence of strangulation.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

The mountain’s markings suggest not the drapery of clothing, but the contours of land.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

Her legs and neck are delicate, her body sloped and covered with markings like puzzle pieces.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen




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