- present participle of point.
pointing
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Bristol-Myers Squibb BMY 0.35%increase; up pointing triangle said that it had paused similar trials of its CAR-T treatment in autoimmune disorders as a precautionary measure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
"They're still in the expansion phase," said Osborn, pointing to Madagascar, Guinea-Bissau, Gabon and Congo-Brazzaville as examples.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
Right now, sentiment, fundamentals and price action are finally pointing in the same direction.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
Warren remains convinced that Itauma is one of the most exceptional talents he has encountered, pointing towards two-time world champion Dubois as a prime example of a heavyweight who rebuilt successfully after painful setbacks.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
‘We could turn down this road,’ I suggested, pointing to the left.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
There were glowing little pointings labeled Lemons and Oranges, Radishes, or just plain Fruit, but never "Still Life."
From Time Magazine Archive
Bonnet had been talking to Herriot with quick gestures and pointings.
From The Black Buccaneer by Stephen W. (Stephen Warren) Meader
What they meant, I knew not at first; but by their gestures and pointings I found at last it was to beg the young queen's life, and that I would not kill her.
From Great Pirate Stories by Joseph Lewis French
He amplified this with unmistakable pointings at his mouth and suggestive rubbing of his stomach, and Towahg started off at a run toward trees that were heavy with strange fruit.
From Brood of the Dark Moon by Charles Willard Diffin
Thought, meditation, prayer, are the great mysterious pointings of the needle.
From Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry by Albert Pike
