- present participle of screen.
screening
Example Sentences
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The image showed the bag — complete with a luggage tag resembling a ranch dressing bottle — placed in an airport security screening bin along with other travel essentials.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2026
He was congratulated by the stars of the film, including Tom Hanks and Tim Allen, when he walked the red carpet at a preview screening in London.
From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026
They have the ability to pay for services like direct-to-consumer diagnostics and screening, preventative care, concierge medicine, and nutritional products and supplements.
From Barron's • Jun. 18, 2026
Even as more than $60 million was poured into construction that began May 20, with the Secret Service screening between 700 and 900 staff per day.
From Salon • Jun. 15, 2026
Last the rear guard—more knights in plate and mail, with a screening of outriders following half-hidden to make certain no foe could steal up on them unawares.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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