- present participle of print.
printing
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At Whiteley, which has been running since 1760, 3D printing has also revitalised the business after a change of ownership in 2024.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
He rose to lead the division that made printing technology for large formats, such as signs or billboards.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
Bauer-Kahan noted at a Senate hearing that she is working to address concerns raised by 3-D printing users and industries that rely on the technology.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026
Inkjet printing is no longer used only for documents and images.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026
I worked the printing presses at the Idisher Kuryer, which rarely delved into politics and spent its page space kvetching about community controversies.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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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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