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publishing

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[puhb-li-shing] / ˈpʌb lɪ ʃɪŋ /

noun

  1. the activities or business of a publisher, especially of books or periodicals.

    He plans to go into publishing after college.

Etymology

Origin of publishing

1375–1425; late Middle English (gerund); publish, -ing 1

Example Sentences

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It’s from the publishing department of The New York Times.

From Literature

Scientific discoveries, technologies and commercial inventions constantly generate new words and meanings, while lexicographers work under the fixed deadlines of a publishing schedule.

From The Wall Street Journal

She is tasked with overseeing Fortune’s approach to AI and competing with a growing class of independent business journalists publishing via platforms like Substack and traditional premium publications like the Economist.

From The Wall Street Journal

An interesting research question for future generations of economics doctoral students would be whether publishing quarterly forecasts actually makes the Fed dumber.

From The Wall Street Journal

Scotland aims for 90% of patients to be treated within 18 weeks of referral, but Public Health Scotland has stopped publishing data on this target.

From BBC

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