- present participle of open.
opening
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"By combining complementary X-ray techniques at LCLS, this work provides a uniquely complete view of these coupled processes, opening new opportunities to understand and ultimately control the chemistry that underpins energy conversion and catalysis."
From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026
European stock indexes rose in opening trade, as the continent catched up with gains in U.S. stocks Monday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
And in the months ahead she’s set to tour as an opening act for both Noah Kahan and Gracie Abrams.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
England's captain is already his country's record scorer with 89 goals in 124 appearances in a full international career he started by opening his account 79 seconds into his debut.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
Since the regatta and the grand opening of the OldMill, the marina almost never has canoes sitting empty, and there hasn’t been a night that the OldMill hasn’t been packed.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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The party says it would initially target the plan in areas with the fewest jobs openings for young people, citing Rotherham, Ceredigion, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Broxtowe and South Staffordshire, with an ambition to roll it out nationwide.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
The number of job openings fell in August to a five-month low of 7.08 million, from 7.34 million in July, the U.S. government said Tuesday.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
August job openings data is the major macro release.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
The Canadian superstar took to the runway at the end of L'Oreal's annual show, emerging in a sleek black gown to rapturous applause at one of the fashion calendar's most glamorous openings.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
There should have been a grate, like at all the other openings, but this one was missing.
From "Hopping Mad (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #4)" by Franklin W. Dixon
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