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read in

British  
/ riːd /

verb

  1. to read (data) into a computer memory or storage device

  2. Church of England to assume possession of a benefice by publicly reading the Thirty-nine Articles

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Example Sentences

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I do love to check something off of a checklist, so I get that, but I also could not even tell you how many books I read in a year.

From The Wall Street Journal

"Be the voice of the Iranian people," a sign read in Hebrew and Persian.

From Barron's

I’d read in the newspaper about Mr. Lincoln saying the same thing in a speech to folks in Ohio: “A house divided against itself cannot stand.”

From Literature

I’d read in the newspapers about cholera, typhoid, and all sorts of other plagues that afflicted our city.

From Literature

I’d probably read more newspapers in one week than he’d read in his entire lifetime!

From Literature