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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The 17-year-old is getting As on his report card while taking advanced placement classes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
No score means no priority placement, no restriction list, no AC.
From Slate ● Jul. 31, 2026
So do dads carrying old-school Igloo coolers, each of whom, I suspect, has strongly held beliefs about bread density, condiment placement and whether tomatoes are worth the risk.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026
The practical nature of the placement also helped Kelsey build her confidence.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
“Were you in an advanced placement program in Phoenix?”
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
Faye, 15, from Lincoln, has been looking for a Saturday job for six months and has also struggled to get placements for unpaid work experience in charity shops and cafes.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
But the announcement offered little detail of the extent of the changes, how they would be implemented and how many firms he expected to roll out the placements as a result.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
It was an achievement she considered to be "amazing" at the time, long before the results and placements were revised.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
Organisations like the Sutton Trust and the Social Mobility Foundation said some students could be limited by the availability of placements in their area, or a lack of family connections with local employers.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
The coloring was light, clearly a draft done to block out scenes and placements.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
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