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Definition for read

verb as in look at and understand written word

verb as in express, state

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GMB Scotland secretary Louise Gilmour said the report made for "grim reading" as she urged both the UK and Scottish government to publish clear strategies for managing the transition to net zero.

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Any reading above 50 indicates growth, while a figure below 50 shows contraction.

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A reading above 50.0 signals an increase in activity, while a reading below that level signals a decline.

A reading above 50 signals an expansion in economic activity.

“We see risks skewed towards a higher reading but think the bar for the Federal Reserve skipping its planned rate cut on October 29 is very high,” Danske Bank analysts say in a note.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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