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reading

[ree-ding] / ˈri dɪŋ /


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Fielder shrewdly pairs the recreation with footage of Seyfried reading the script for the first time, intercutting between the two.

From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026

Among participants with higher adherence, systolic blood pressure, the top number in a blood pressure reading, was 5.2 mmHg lower in the intervention group than in the comparator group.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026

The Chicago Fed’s National Financial Conditions Index is only -0.50, a historically low reading.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 25, 2026

"Whenever I felt lost... I went back to read the books, reading them over and over," Calvo added.

From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026

“I get that. We did a whole section on the Holocaust last year. I could actually feel my heart breaking, just reading about all the horrific things that happened.”

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

All participants were already taking at least one medication to lower their blood pressure, but their readings remained above recommended levels.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

Under the Swiss-based company's system, readings of 151-200 are considered unhealthy, 201-300 very unhealthy and above 300 hazardous.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

Those data have yet to show the full impact of the diesel price increases, Miskin said, but September and October are likely to have meaningfully high year-over-year readings.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

Short-term breadth readings only occasionally signal a pullback, and usually just a minor one.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

It’s dry and there are no readings of toxins.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera


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