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  • present participle of screen.
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screening

[skree-ning] / ˈskri nɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
hiding
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK
in plain view obvious




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The lower level contains an incredibly versatile room that’s currently used as a gym, but could also be well-suited to serve as a screening room, game room, or even an additional bedroom.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026

Uganda has also "intensified traveller screening at Entebbe International Airport and all land border crossings, supported by screening at designated road checkpoints", it added.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

To McDonagh’s relief, the little cancer monologue got laughs at a test screening at a mall in Paramus, New Jersey, landing as he’d hoped with the rest of Wild Horse Nine.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

Although the results offer compelling evidence that IBD has a detectable early immune signature, the researchers emphasize that the findings are not yet ready for use in routine medical screening.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

Millard set the falcon down and held the sheet in front, screening the bird from the audience.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs

More than 10,000 screenings of the sci-fi thriller "Sanxingdui: Future Past" are scheduled for Friday, according to ticketing platform Maoyan.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

Like the nuns in Sister Agnes’ convent, the once-sheltered public responded with animalistic haste, selling out screenings nationwide.

From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026

Assessing 50 male competitive cyclists, Keay found in her initial screenings that nearly half had poor bone health and 25% were suffering from REDs.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

Jones also described free community film screenings paired with local food and musical performances, as well as plans for dance, theater and spoken-word programming.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

By the time Joey graduates, Gertie Hornsbostel has already passed her screenings and moved with her husband to New York.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly


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