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printing

[prin-ting] / ˈprɪn tɪŋ /
NOUN
a process of reproduction
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NOUN
printed matter
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Finally, Erskine scheduled the novel for April 1965, a printing of 5,000 copies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

It may ultimately belong in a category closer to nuclear technology than to the printing press, electricity or the internet.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

The researchers point to possible applications in avalanches, landslides, materials science, and particle-filled inks used in 3D printing.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026

“We’re financing that with printing money in ways that are not so obvious to the average person on the street.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026

This was a textbook of applied mathematics, and included within it was the first published account of double-entry bookkeeping—double entry was not new, but printing was, so Pacioli was taking advantage of an obvious opportunity.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

He’s “surprised” by the success that “Life at the Bottom” has had in several countries—particularly the Netherlands, where it has gone through 14 printings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026

The Bible, one of the very first printings of the 1611 King James Bible, was bought by book dealer Simon Finch from Norfolk.

From BBC ● Dec. 9, 2025

Emperor Shomu had encouraged the spread of Buddhism by ordering a temple to be built in every province and block printings of Buddhist scriptures to be disseminated to the general populace.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023

But Griswold's edition went through 19 printings in the 15 years after Poe's death, and his stories and poems have been endlessly reprinted and translated ever since.

From Salon ● Jan. 21, 2023

That wouldn’t happen until February 1998, when it would hit the charts and stay there, through 48 printings and 2.5 million copies.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell




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