- present participle of read.
reading
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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
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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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