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  • present participle of plug.

plugging







NOUN
hype
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"Our colleagues are plugging gaps, doing the impossible, working too many hours to back-fill, are experiencing burnout and ill health and have their private lives upended," Mr Kelly said.

From BBC Jul. 2, 2026

The people plugging this shortfall are buyers of U.S. debt.

From Barron's Jun. 10, 2026

Chinese and Russian stealth fighters, plugging a hole in Europe’s armories and possibly surpassing the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 8, 2026

One key skill for the coming bot invasion: plugging in cables.

From Los Angeles Times May 31, 2026

No number seems to solve the equation; plugging in –1, 3, –750, 235.23, or any other positive or negative number you could think of doesn’t yield the correct answer.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife




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