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filings

American

[fahy-lingz] / ˈfaɪ lɪŋz /

plural noun

particles removed by a file.

filings British

/ ˈfaɪlɪŋz /

plural noun

shavings or particles removed by a file

iron filings

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of filings

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at file ², -ing ¹, -s ³

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With SK hynix selling vital memory chips to AI computing company Nvidia, Chey's stake is now worth roughly $5.5 billion, according to regulatory filings and public data.

From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026

The grisly details had previously only been described in court filings.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

Three other board members have also left, securities filings show, and Trump’s personal lawyer, Boris Epshteyn, now chairs the board.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

Court filings revealed Combs had prepared for the bail hearing by paying off the home’s remaining mortgage weeks before his arrest.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026

Then José Arcadio Buendía threw three doubloons into a pan and fused them with copper filings, orpiment, brimstone, and lead.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

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