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putting
  • present participle of put.
  • present participle of putt.

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Putting has often been her weak link, but she gained more than three shots on the greens compared with the rest of the field and topped the statistical charts for scrambling.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Related: Putting your baby to work as a model could net them $5.7 million by age 60.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

Putting up all those new data centers requires plenty of what builders call aggregate, and what the rest of us call rocks that have been broken into smaller rocks.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Putting his full trust in his godson, Zambada was accompanied by only four bodyguards.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Putting on a hat that seemed to have long ago lost its shape, he stepped outside and peered into the cloudless sky.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool