- present participle of read.
reading
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Her interest in Greenland sharks began after reading a 2016 research paper by John Fleng Steffensen published in the journal Science.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026
Nor, it turns out, did a lot of people in the audience, who hoisted signs from the American Civil Liberties Union reading: “Get the Flock Out!”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
The letters’ full text makes for some pretty uncomfortable reading.
From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026
The August reading of 47.4 exceeded the 25 reading expected by economists polled by The Wall Street Journal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
One day, late last year, in Sister Robert Marie’s sixth grade, I was able to move up a reading level because some of the books my mother kept pushing on me finally helped.
From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott
Looking ahead, flash PMI readings for August are due Friday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
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
That marked the first and only day that readings above 40C have been seen in the UK.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
What deep readings his modified sensibility might make of human suffering, of the self-destructive folly or sheer bad luck that drive men toward ill health!
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
