placement
Americannoun
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placements
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the act of placing.
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the state of being placed.
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the act of an employment office or employer in filling a position.
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location; arrangement.
the placement of furniture.
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Football.
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the placing of the ball on the ground in attempting a place kick.
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the position of the ball.
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a place kick.
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a score made by a place kick.
Jones made 43 consecutive placements last season.
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(in tennis, badminton, handball, etc.) a winning shot in which the ball or shuttlecock is so hit that one's opponent is unable to return it.
noun
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the act of placing or the state of being placed
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arrangement or position
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the process or business of finding employment
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This is something that has become clear to Addie Pattas since starting a placement with Barbour during her fashion university degree.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
He did so on various grounds, including that they had not examined Pike before rendering an opinion about whether her veins were too small to handle the required IV placement.
From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2026
Alibaba said it would raise $10.2 billion via a new share placement, while SoftBank plans to issue a record volume of retail bonds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
In July, Michaels was diagnosed with a complicated obstructing kidney stone, which required immediate surgery and the placement of a ureteral stent.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
It is the placement of the nodes that determines which wavelengths "fit" into a musical instrument "container."
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
According to the suit, Sharell worked through the Merit Street bankruptcy and the subsequent establishment of Envoy Media, “receiving assignments and direction” from McGraw, dealing with executives and securing media placements among other duties.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
Bidders will be given extra credit for creating local jobs paying above the minimum wage, plugging local skills gaps by offering training and particularly by offering 45-day work experience placements for young people.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
In a further step, Burnham has said the public procurement process, used to decide how to spend taxpayer cash, will favour companies offering 45-day work placements.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
Speaking to the Jimmy's Jobs of the Future podcast,, external he said there would be "more social value weighting in public contracts", with a particular focus on firms offering such placements.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
My caseworkers changed more frequently than my placements.
From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
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