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screen

[skreen] / skrin /


NOUN
partition
Synonyms
NOUN
display, monitor
Synonyms






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Getting behind the wheel of the Expedition can be a bit overwhelming at first, with an oval-shaped steering wheel and lots of screen real estate.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 11, 2026

Growing public debate around children's screen time and the role of technology meant squishy toys, stickers and building sets such as Lego were popular.

From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026

When my wife travels, screen time hits all-time highs, healthy eating habits plunge, and hygiene becomes suspect.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 10, 2026

He performed with Gene Autry and Lawrence Welk, and appeared on screen with Elvis Presley in the musical film “Roustabout” and Jerry Lewis in comedy film “The Patsy.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026

You pull out your phone to call your sister, even if Cassie will be annoyed, but the screen doesn’t light up.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

"We are actively working on equipping the toll system gantries with display screens to warn drivers," he said.

From Barron's ● Nov. 10, 2026

“It screens out speculative names and whittles down the list to companies with long track records of profitability, sound management teams and strong fundamentals.”

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 7, 2026

Their eyeballs are where kids’ eyeballs always are: on screens.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

Lowenthal said earlier this year he was inspired to seek more safeguards for social media users, citing the anxiety and depression among children who grew up with access to cellphones, tablets and computer screens.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

He and Jamie did not normally sit in front of their Bloomberg screens and watch the news scroll by, but by Wednesday, the seventeenth, that’s what they were doing.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

When the documentary was recently screened at Harvard — one of the institutions whose responses it challenges — those stories were given particular force.

From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2026

Can Denis Villeneuve’s third and final “Dune” movie, which hasn’t screened widely for press, take the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy path to a best picture victory?

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

Kenya's health ministry says more than 652,000 travellers have been screened and nearly 5,000 healthcare workers trained to deal with Ebola, with five facilities designated to handle cases.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

There’s also an attached walk-in pantry, with a powder room, laundry facilities, an office area, a screened porch, and a sizable garage nearby.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026

Beyond it, Lolo and Papi are setting the table in the screened porch.

From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina

The lower level contains an incredibly versatile room that’s currently used as a gym, but could also be well-suited to serve as a screening room, game room, or even an additional bedroom.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026

Click your remote control and you have an 11-foot-wide image on a white wall — a sort of private screening room.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

In the UK, routine NHS breast screening is not automatically offered to 40-year-olds, as standard invitations begin at 50.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

Despite the promising results, the researchers caution that blood tests are not currently recommended for routine Alzheimer's risk screening in people without symptoms.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026

A rare false note was struck when Bobby and Miyoko attended a screening of the American film Pearl Harbor.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady


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