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screen

[skreen] / skrin /


NOUN
partition
Synonyms
NOUN
display, monitor
Synonyms






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When Hollywood beckoned, the boys answered the call, cavorting, cutting up and reconfiguring reality on the silver screen.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 25, 2026

Since the screen was based on estimates, we cut the list further to 67 covered by at least five brokerage or research firms polled by FactSet.

From MarketWatch Jul. 23, 2026

"Every life deserves respect and kindness," read the cartoon that was displayed on a huge screen before the game.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

She gave her first ballet performance at 6 on the tiny stage in front of the screen in a Hiroshima movie theater.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

You face the screen, too, not wanting to see if he’s disappointed or inconvenienced.

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

Given the limitation of personal screens, this only reveals the varying frame dimensions, but it’s pretty fun to flick through them.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

Unlike some Korean spas, which feature seemingly omnipresent TV screens playing Korean dramas or game shows, Spa Hyu has just three small TVs.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

Because at the same moment, on the same screens, a truck company is selling the opposite.

From Salon Jul. 15, 2026

"We had about 700 people come to the cinema, the children, their friends, their family, and we had all nine screens hired for us, they were treated like royalty," he said.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

We all had to put blackout screens on our windows at night as well, to put off ‘enemy’ aircraft.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art on Thursday announced its inaugural film programming, which will be screened nonstop during museum hours in two dedicated 299-seat theaters.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

We screened for projected compound annual growth rates for revenue from calendar 2026 through 2028, using consensus estimates among analysts polled by FactSet.

From MarketWatch Jul. 23, 2026

The number of travelers screened at TSA checkpoints on Sunday, July 5, the busiest day of the holiday travel period.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

He also noted that mifepristone was not included among nearly 700 pharmaceutical compounds the EPA previously screened for potential water contamination concerns.

From Salon Jul. 6, 2026

A short way back the road had bent a little northward and the stretch that they had passed over was now screened from sight.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien

Although routine screening generally begins at age 45 for adults at average risk, warning signs can appear earlier and should be discussed with a health care provider at any age.

From Science Daily Jul. 22, 2026

The Duazon operation follows the interception of six cargo boxes at Roberts International Airport last month after security officers detected irregularities during screening.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

Sean McKinnon, director of specialty presentations and AV integration at Boston Light and Sound, is in charge of hiring these projectionists for about 60 venues across the country screening “The Odyssey” in 70mm.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

That date became yet another money-maker with private event — a screening of “Moana” with live orchestra, luckily before the disappointing reviews and box office performance.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 16, 2026

“You guys are the only theater in the city screening it.”

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny




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