placing

/ (ˈpleɪsɪŋ) /

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stock exchange a method of issuing securities to the public using an intermediary, such as a stockbroking firm

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How to use placing in a sentence

It was an attempt to combat a growing chill on free speech in Turkey while placing his newspaper at the center of the debate.
Turkey Arrests Journalists in Crackdown|Jesse Rosenfeld|December 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
After placing Kirk in a cell by herself, she says one LAPD officer “asked to give him a five star Yelp review.”
Dispatch From USC Protests over Ferguson|Maya Richard Craven|November 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This can lead to the very heart attack that placing the stent was trying to prevent.
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Risky Heart Surgery|Dr. Anand Veeravagu, MD|November 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And so there has been a boom in placing solar fields on top of landfills.
Garbage In, Power Out|The Daily Beast|November 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST

On the other hand, Pertman says, adoption is not just about placing children.
Couple Sues Over Russian ‘Bait-and-Switch’ Adoption of Disabled Kids|Tina Traster|October 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The little boy of two, often quoted here, showed a punctilious feeling for order in the placing of things.
Children's Ways|James Sully
I played up one octave, and then I wished to go on by placing my first finger on F sharp.
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay
Track of the count may be kept by placing a mark for each leukocyte in its appropriate column, ruled upon paper.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
We notice that more attention is given to the problem of placing a feature than to that of making a likeness of it.
Children's Ways|James Sully
Provisions are to some extent protected from them, by placing the legs of the tables and presses in plates filled with water.
A Woman's Journey Round the World|Ida Pfeiffer

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