- present participle of lift.
lifting
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Forensics officers could be seen lifting drain covers within the area and looking under cars parked along the street lined with terraced houses.
From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2026
Also lifting confidence was Anthropic's filing showing it planned to raise up to $64 billion in its upcoming initial public offering, valuing it at as much as $1.4 trillion.
From Barron's ● Nov. 11, 2026
This process makes everyday activities possible, from walking and maintaining posture to lifting objects and performing precise movements.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 10, 2026
Startlingly, he adds, since all of those justices “are now deceased, I am lifting the lid on our interviews with them.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026
I need to ask her a very important question, and to do that, I’ll have to make eye contact with Aunt J. So I chance lifting my head to meet her gaze.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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