- present participle of screen.
screening
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A particularly egregious example that my husband loves to revisit happened after we had just gotten out of an advance screening of “Avengers: Endgame,” the 2019 blockbuster.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
The NHS is rolling out the self-testing kits to increase screening numbers, with data suggesting about a third of women are not up to date with appointments.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
A threshold of toxicological concern is a conservative screening tool used to help identify chemicals that need closer assessment when detailed toxicity information is limited.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
Last June, the film had a 10th anniversary screening in Venice, hosted by the Venice Surfing Assn.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
It wasn’t exactly a spacious cavern, more an undercut in the face of the cliff, with a curtain of enormous icicles screening the entrance.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
Positive responses were defined as receiving interview requests, a mix of phone and video screenings, positive email responses or assessments to be completed.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026
Similarly, only approximately one-third of adults between ages 45 and 49 were receiving their recommended colorectal cancer screenings.
From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026
During film screenings organised by the bookshop, the electricity has even been cut off.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
North Korea’s IT workers use stolen American identities to pass hiring screenings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
We were warned that we could be targets, and for weeks we carefully hauled our mail packages to the federal courthouse for X-ray screenings before opening them.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
