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meaning

[mee-ning] / ˈmi nɪŋ /




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However, the opt-out only applies to individual streams, meaning creators' content could still be used for AI training when they appear in a stream where the feature remains enabled.

From BBC Aug. 24, 2026

He thinks investors are currently “underweight” the stock, meaning Nvidia is less represented in portfolios than it is in the broader market.

From MarketWatch Aug. 24, 2026

Kuwaiti, Iraqi and Emirati officials said some tankers are getting through under separate arrangements with Iran, meaning not all of the traffic is moving under U.S. protection.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

The scientists have proposed "Syrax mountain horned dragon" as its English common name, along with a Thai name that carries the same meaning.

From Science Daily Aug. 24, 2026

Eusie had given him the Hebrew name Maher Shalal Hashbaz, meaning appropriately enough, “hastening to the spoils, hurrying to the prey.”

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

Spend enough years standing behind pyramids of hamburgers, posing at fry stations and inserting yourself into the iconography of American restaurant chains, and eventually the props begin to accrue meanings of their own.

From Salon Aug. 12, 2026

There are many meanings that have been inscribed to “Cut Piece,” in which Ono invited the audience to come on stage and, with a pair scissors, cut off a small piece of her dress.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

The Washington monument is both architecture and sculpture, a powerful symbol with layered meanings for different generations from Washington’s time to ours.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 3, 2026

You get a little tetchy when it comes to laying out the meanings.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 1, 2026

In order to understand what is going on here it helps to know that ‘hypothesis’ had three distinct technical meanings in the Middle Ages.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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