- present participle of group.
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Thematic grouping of disparate work has become a popular, though not uncontroversial, trend.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
Analysts warn that the US-Canada trade fight impacts unity among the Group of Seven advanced economies as they head into talks in the wider grouping.
From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026
"We often look at a pattern or grouping that has a relationship with better or worse outcomes rather than just looking at a single molecule."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 29, 2026
Newyddion S4C understands Edwards' attempt fell far short of winning the competition, with his poem placed in the third grouping of entries - a system used by the judging panel to rank entries.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
Miss Folsom, the firearms teacher, scowls at my shot grouping.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
But overall, the three groupings help to tell the tale of the market, they say.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
In this ruling, the court's justices divided into familiar groupings.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
Critics of the change say this risks flattening meaningful distinctions between religious identities, particularly for service members whose beliefs do not fall neatly into major denominational groupings.
From Salon ● Jun. 6, 2026
Ultimately, the company believes that after it gets through this transition, the new age groupings will increase social activity.
From Barron's ● May 1, 2026
And the furniture was staged in small groupings to put the movie people in mind of potential scene settings.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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