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sensing

  • present participle of sense.

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She bought a three-bedroom house for $280,000 and, sensing Lehigh Acres had enormous potential, became a real-estate agent specializing in the area.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

It is of course one thing sensing how people feel and finding words that might make them feel better, quite another to actually make people's lives better.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

The closer a supplier sits to motion, sensing, safety or factory integration, the more likely it is to see revenue sooner.

From MarketWatch Jul. 1, 2026

Most quantum companies strive to do more than build hardware; some, like IonQ, have aimed to diversify beyond the core computing business into technologies like quantum sensing.

From Barron's Jun. 29, 2026

He stood at the starboard rail and closed his eyes, sensing the currents beneath them.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan