adding
Britishnoun
adjective
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of, for, or relating to addition
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(in systemic grammar) denoting a bound clause that qualifies the meaning of an antecedent noun rather than of the sentence as a whole Compare contingency
Example Sentences
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Researchers believed that adding these soybeans to dairy diets could increase milk fat and protein output while also improving farm profitability.
From Science Daily
He said it should be up to the head of an inquiry to decide whether information was relevant, adding there were already national security exemptions that allowed evidence to be heard in private.
From BBC
"We must ensure that the perpetrators of these horrific violations face justice regardless of the affiliation," Turk said on Sunday, adding that repeated attacks on civilian infrastructure could constitute "war crimes".
From Barron's
“I am going to use the appropriations process,” Levin said, adding that he would “continue to focus on the guardrails, regardless of the rhetoric.”
From Los Angeles Times
The culprit: Cost-conscious businesses turned hesitant about adding new workers due to tariff uncertainties and used artificial intelligence to drive productivity.
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