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  • present participle of load.
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loading

[loh-ding] / ˈloʊ dɪŋ /


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Primorsk -- which has been hit by Ukrainian drones this year -- is Russia's main oil loading port in the Baltic Sea, in the Leningrad region near Finland.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

This year's team will install beams and props to help the buildings withstand increased precipitation and snow loading, as well as monitor the penguins.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

However, only the group receiving feedback about its walking pattern achieved a lasting reduction in a key measure of knee loading.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

It was like Christmas every Wednesday afternoon as we shredded packages and stacked CDs, occasional stickers and vinyl, splitting the spoils and loading them into our computers — by hand even!

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

It took them another twenty minutes to finish loading the truck.

From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz

Meanwhile, loadings from Red Sea terminals have dropped to zero since the attacks on the East-West pipeline earlier in September.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

Both Sidi Kerir loadings and ship-to-ship transfers likely will increase under the new Red Sea threat, particularly for Asian customers, said Dylan Mortimer, marine hull U.K. war leader at insurance broker Marsh.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026

"Dynamic reconstruction enables low-loading catalysts to achieve high performance, offering new opportunities for the rational design of efficient catalysts while reducing reliance on high metal loadings."

From Science Daily ● Sep. 9, 2026

By August, loadings had fallen by about two-thirds from early 2026, Kpler estimates.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026

If I mention that the canoe-work on this route demands thirty-two portages, thirty-two loadings and unloadings of the cargo, the reader can judge what a "difficult road" must be.

From About Orchids A Chat by Frederick Boyle


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