- present participle of thank.
thanking
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The shark has also been celebrated for its unexpected boost to the local economy, with Busan Mayor Chun Jae-soo thanking it for generating publicity he said would otherwise have cost "trillions".
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026
"She was thanking us, it was incredible," Jackie told Nine's Today programme.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
Crawford concluded the post by thanking photographer Sebastián Faena for taking the image of Gerber, which appears to have angel wings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026
After giving flowers to the cast and thanking the audience for showing up, Glyman delivered a line that earned him ample cheers far beyond the rows of yellow-lanyard–sporting Ramp employees seated near me.
From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2026
Which is where I left Valentina with a note toKhyler and Hennessey, thanking them for what basically amounted to sacrificing her for my cause.
From "Fast Pitch" by Nic Stone
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