- present participle of identify.
identifying
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Good journalism isn’t just about being there first; it’s also about recognizing an important story and identifying something that matters to our readers.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 12, 2026
The next challenge was identifying which substances were responsible for encouraging cancer cells to spread.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 12, 2026
BBC Tamil visited a Chennai address listed by Agal Vilakku and another publisher named in the controversy, Phoenix Publishing House, but found no signs identifying either business.
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026
The most debated aspect of Section 702 is “U.S.-person queries,” in which analysts—in limited circumstances—can use an American’s name or other identifying details to retrieve data incidentally but lawfully collected under Section 702.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026
He became such a fixture there, and displayed such seriousness, that a photograph showing him studying appeared in the library’s newsletter in 1952 with a caption identifying him.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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