- present participle of place.
placing
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Construction across mountains in South Asia is placing more workers in risky terrain that is being destabilized by warming temperatures.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
WASHINGTON—The White House teleprompter operator under investigation for placing bets using proprietary information reached a settlement with the prediction market Kalshi and federal regulators.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
He said those investors are placing historically high bets, based on recent history, that bond yields will keep rising.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
Simply placing the cells nearby was not enough, suggesting that additional activating signals were involved.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026
Might this not create “a dangerous crisis in public affairs” by placing the president and vice president “in opposite boxes”? Abigail thought such speculations were too hypothetical to worry about.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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