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screenings

British  
/ ˈskriːnɪŋz /

plural noun

  1. refuse separated by sifting

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Much of this progress stems from improved medical treatments—e.g., statins, immunotherapies, GLP-1s—disease screenings and less tobacco use.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

Warner Bros. borrowed and refurbished the machine to show “One Battle After Another” for pre-release screenings on the WB lot.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 20, 2026

But now it has proved so popular that cinemas have added screenings of the film in response to the soaring demand.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

North Korea’s IT workers use stolen American identities to pass hiring screenings.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

We were warned that we could be targets, and for weeks we carefully hauled our mail packages to the federal courthouse for X-ray screenings before opening them.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

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