- present participle of load.
loading
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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
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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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