- present participle of read.
reading
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After reading our first article, she and her donor-conceived son Jonah, 13, decided to do DNA tests and the results indicated her fears were justified.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Thanks, as always, for reading the Slatest, and see you tomorrow!
From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2026
That’s because the latest inflation reading for July, which saw the consumer price index rise a scant 0.1% for the month, matched Wall Street’s forecast and curbed some inflation anxiety on Wall Street.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026
Weatherby later recalled that Monroe’s entourage had all been reading “Justine.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
Gabi asks, reading my mind in that way she does.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
Among non-Hispanic white participants, fasting glucose readings of 126 milligrams per deciliter or lower were associated with a slower rate of cognitive decline.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026
Such readings are a sign of extreme dispersion beneath the surface of the index — and the fear is this may soon boil over.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026
Lower readings indicate more sparse or stressed vegetation.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
Many now turn to mobile apps and artificial intelligence chatbots such as ChatGPT and Gemini for readings, a survey by market researcher Embrain said this year.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
Finally I had solar efficiency readings from three locations along an 80-kilometer line, all from the same time of day.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
