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reads

  • plural
    of read.
    read
    verb (used with object)
    to look at carefully so as to understand the meaning of (something written, printed, etc.).
  • present tense form
    of read (3rd person singular).
    read
    verb (used with object)
    to look at carefully so as to understand the meaning of (something written, printed, etc.).

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A slogan painted on a motorcycle taxi reads: "Christ loves you."

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

If you are reading this, you are someone who reads the news, and if you are someone reading the news, that hand is throttling your heart right now.

From Slate ● Nov. 1, 2026

Enjoy Halloween and your weekend with all the great reads below.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026

Article 112 of the Thai criminal code simply reads, "Whoever defames, insults or threatens the King, the Queen, the Heir-apparent or the Regent, shall be punished with imprisonment of three to 15 years."

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

But all I do is sit frozen when Mrs. Fisher reads us a poem about baseball and asks us to write one of our own.

From "Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero" by Kelly J. Baptist