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  • present participle of read.
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reading

[ree-ding] / ˈri dɪŋ /


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They included Haaland reading, "I'd like to take you to the movies but they don't let you bring in your own snacks."

From BBC • Jul. 10, 2026

Investors will get a new inflation reading on Tuesday from the June consumer-price index.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 10, 2026

Here is declamation as we might have imagined coming from a rhapsode, for Mr. McKellen brings grandeur to his reading.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 10, 2026

Others held handwritten banners reading: "You made us proud, men."

From Barron's • Jul. 10, 2026

She looked up from the book she’d been reading, eyebrow cocked.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin




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