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placing

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/ ˈpleɪsɪŋ /

noun

  1. stock exchange a method of issuing securities to the public using an intermediary, such as a stockbroking firm

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Likewise, artificial intelligence is lowering the barrier for creating pseudonymous accounts and placing coordinated bets.

From The Wall Street Journal

The startup’s approach includes placing electrodes near certain neurons after a protective layer around the brain and a piece of the patient’s skull are removed.

From MarketWatch

To avoid that backlash, several London boroughs have instead moved towards placing the bays on the road - an approach that comes with its own problems.

From BBC

The whistleblower alleged that same team was delayed in responding to a mass shooting at Brown University in Rhode Island over Patel's guidance and placing a jet on hold.

From BBC

Gore went on to earn fewer than half of Jackson’s primary votes, placing third behind that preacher and eventual frontrunner Michael Dukakis.

From Salon

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