- present participle of climb.
climbing
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Dubois, 29, makes the first defence of his WBO world title after climbing off the canvas twice to stop Wardley in the 11th round of their thrilling encounter in Manchester in May.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
Interest costs on around $32 trillion in publicly held US debt have been ballooning in recent years, and climbing bond yields have sparked further concerns.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
Analysts saw revenue in the quarter climbing to about $51.18 billion, using the company’s specified exchange rate.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026
Firms that have already been struggling are bracing for conditions to get even worse with interest rates climbing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
At Duluth Airport in northern Minnesota, a few minutes after midnight, an Air Force guard spotted some sort of dark figure climbing a fence around a building that housed vital radar equipment.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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