- present participle of print.
printing
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“Widely available consumer-grade 3D printers capable of printing firearm parts, frames, receivers, and accessories now start at about $200 and are compact enough to fit on a small table,” the complaint alleged.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026
Rhys Phillips, the Bank's incoming chief cashier who will be responsible for the roll-out of the new series of notes, said the process of designing, testing and printing banknotes could take years.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Schoeller said a traditional gas turbine core has more than 2,000 parts, while Parallax’s design would use 3-D printing to simplify manufacturing down to a handful of parts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
The researchers point to possible applications in avalanches, landslides, materials science, and particle-filled inks used in 3D printing.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
There were stacks of paper to dampen before printing, and printed proofs to examine.
From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman
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He’s “surprised” by the success that “Life at the Bottom” has had in several countries—particularly the Netherlands, where it has gone through 14 printings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026
The Bible, one of the very first printings of the 1611 King James Bible, was bought by book dealer Simon Finch from Norfolk.
From BBC ● Dec. 9, 2025
Emperor Shomu had encouraged the spread of Buddhism by ordering a temple to be built in every province and block printings of Buddhist scriptures to be disseminated to the general populace.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
But Griswold's edition went through 19 printings in the 15 years after Poe's death, and his stories and poems have been endlessly reprinted and translated ever since.
From Salon ● Jan. 21, 2023
That wouldn’t happen until February 1998, when it would hit the charts and stay there, through 48 printings and 2.5 million copies.
From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
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