- present participle of log.
logging
Americannoun
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the process, work, or business of cutting down trees and transporting the logs to sawmills.
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Nautical. a deduction from the pay of a sailor, made as a fine or forfeit and recorded in the logbook of the ship.
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But under the new law, the logging and human development that led to their near-demise is now allowed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026
You can see how much your estimated Social Security benefit would be at different claiming ages by logging into your account with the Social Security Administration or checking your statements.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 29, 2026
Many of the extra fatalities are among those aged 65 over, the agency said, after logging a 40% rise in the number of people dying at home.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
Underage users have been dodging the restrictions by using accounts registered to older people, setting up fake accounts, or by logging into private browsers.
From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026
A logging truck whizzes past me, and I squint to block the spray of icy slush it kicks up from the road.
From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden
There were "harvest homes" and "quilting bees" and "loggings" and "barn raisings."
From Canada: the Empire of the North Being the Romantic Story of the New Dominion's Growth from Colony to Kingdom by Laut, Agnes C. (Agnes Christina)
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