The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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Like barn raisings or pub quizzes, Pynchon may be best tackled among friends, with each contributor volunteering their insights and interpretations to inspire the rest.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026
Notably, junior raisings point to a 2026 exploration boom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 2, 2026
They learned a week before the first scheduled vote that they would be protected with nature-based solutions such as grasses and oyster reefs, house raisings, and basement fillings.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 26, 2023
"As China's re-opening happens, market activity will come in stages," said Edward Byun, Goldman Sachs' co-head of equity capital markets in Asia ex-Japan, adding that secondary market trading and follow-on capital raisings would benefit first.
From Reuters ● Dec. 16, 2022
The bands of women and children at the harvestings, the log rollings, and the house raisings, were not there merely to lighten the men's work by their laughter and love-making.
From Pioneers of the Old Southwest: a chronicle of the dark and bloody ground by Skinner, Constance Lindsay
