- present participle of read.
reading
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“We’re helping each other out and giving them baths and reading them books and just keeping them occupied,” Shapiro said.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026
The core reading, which strips volatile food and energy prices, also was higher than forecast, at 2.6%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
Stop reading now if you want to preserve the surprise.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
While the long-term trend presents difficult reading for police, reported vehicle thefts fell 5% in England and Wales last year, to 119,000.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
And even though he was on the other side of the library, and even though I didn’t have a clear view of the cover, I knew what he was reading.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
Those data have yet to show the full impact of the diesel price increases, Miskin said, but September and October are likely to have meaningfully high year-over-year readings.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026
Preliminary readings near Long Beach measured Sunday morning’s tide around 7.6 feet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
People frequently get higher readings in doctors’ offices, so Accad often asks patients to measure their blood pressure at home.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026
If asked, I probably would have told you I was feeling a little tired, wired, or off-kilter, so none of those readings were all that revelatory.
From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2026
“As a matter of fact, from now on, I’ll leave time for poetry readings at the end of every month. We’ll call them Open Mike Fridays.”
From "Bronx Masquerade" by Nikki Grimes
