read in
Britishverb
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to read (data) into a computer memory or storage device
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Church of England to assume possession of a benefice by publicly reading the Thirty-nine Articles
Example Sentences
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Then once more, at the behest of RCA Records, to Bonnie Tyler — a name she conjured up by mixing and matching names she read in a local newspaper.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
The evidence can indeed be read in this way.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 7, 2026
Shortly after the Declaration of Independence was publicly read in July, Paine enlisted in the Pennsylvania militia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
Here’s a sentence you haven’t read in a while: John Travolta has made a masterpiece.
From Salon ● Jun. 2, 2026
But I read in the newspaper that Mr. Gorringe is having serious problems moving Cleopatra’s Needle, so I had to go uptown to see what was going on.
From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman
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