- present participle of head.
heading
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While the border with China employs traps embedded with nails, the border with South Korea has explosive mines, said Choi Shi-woo, a North Korean defector heading NAUH, a nonprofit organization that aids escapees.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Crude had started the week on the back foot thanks to signs that exports from the Middle East were heading back towards pre-war levels and that G7 nations had agreed to tap their stockpiles.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
Tracking data shows the ship was anchored at the southern end of the Bosphorus strait until Monday when it entered the Black Sea heading north.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Despite the interference, the couple said they were still able to enjoy their beautiful moment before heading back home to Ontario, where Banuelos had planned a surprise party to celebrate the engagement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026
The asphalt dead-ends, but there’s a gravel driveway heading to the Boy Scout camp.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
The writer, thanks to their ability to improve page rankings via keywords and section headings, will have created an article that looks like information but is really a thinly disguised advertisement.
From Slate ● Mar. 28, 2026
The book ricochets back and forth in time, with such section headings as “Twelve Days Before the Robbery” and “Thirteen Years Earlier.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2025
Inside the vehicle, the chief said, officers also recovered three cell phones, handheld radios and documents with the headings “Homeland Security Investigations” and “U.S. Customs and Border Protection.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2025
Military analysts say the phrasing used in the headings looks credible and is consistent with similar classified documents revealed in the past.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2024
"For the purpose of convenience,” he began pompously, "I have divided my talk tonight into thirty main headings and one hundred and seventeen sub-headings. I will commence with the first main heading...”
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
Vocabulary lists containing heading
Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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Common Core Grades 7–8, List 4
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