- present participle of open.
opening
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When it reports second-quarter earnings on Aug. 4, SpaceX will not only be providing a financial update to investors but also opening the door to a potential mass-selling event.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
With the always-excellent Paudie Clifford influential early on, Kerry feasted on Mayo nerves to register the game's three opening scores, with David Clifford striking twice after Dylan Casey fisted over the bar.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
Within moments of the series’ opening, she’s sliding a pie in the oven and futzing over tiny tarts and meringue kisses to photograph for her Hungry with Hollis followers.
From Salon ● Jul. 26, 2026
A senior Canadian government official said Carney’s announcement about the bridge opening was informed by the project having achieved substantial completion, a final step in the construction process that allowed the span to open.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
Then she bent over the rock to look up into the opening in the cliff face, as though hoping to find an answer there.
From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda
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A new branch in Ontario Ranch is scheduled to open July 23, and more openings are planned for later this summer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
Observing the Poisson spot provided convincing evidence that light undergoes diffraction, meaning it bends and spreads as it passes around objects or through small openings.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 13, 2026
Before this tournament began he had already been linked to club openings in Europe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
While Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is allowing pubs in England to stay open until 05:00 for the match, education secretary Bridget Phillipson has not explicitly backed late school openings.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
In either case, the majority of the openings were domestic work.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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