noun
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a mark or series of marks
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the arrangement of colours on an animal, plant, etc
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assessment and correction of school children's or students' written work by teaching staff
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Etymology
Origin of marking
Middle English word dating back to 1275–1325; see origin at mark 1, -ing 1
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They also want to end the war in Iran, which they link to petrol prices averaging $4.18 a gallon, marking an increase of nearly 40%.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
Key details: The transportation sector generated 39,000 new jobs, marking the biggest increase in almost two years.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026
"The latest statement uses the issue as an opportunity to condemn the entire US policy of pressure against North Korea, marking a shift from defence to offence," he told AFP.
From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026
The Bank of Canada raised its policy rate to 2.5% last week, marking the first increase in over three years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
Later that day, the campaign hosted a picnic in an open field with views of the spiny mountains marking the Continental Divide.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
While Raman didn’t declare victory on Tuesday, her speech had all the markings of someone who expected to win.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026
Because these markings are passed down to daughter cells, researchers can examine the recorded sequences and identify which cells descended from a shared ancestor.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026
The US space agency announced last year that its Perseverance rover had found potential biosignatures, markings on rocks possibly made by ancient microbes.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
Their luminous, pale surfaces are covered in geometric markings that could be a lost version of cuneiform, and the objects’ irregular edges bring to mind a puzzle long ago disassembled and dispersed to far-flung locales.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
The Nightbeast’s fur blended almost exactly with the color of the fog around them except for red markings along its face and mouth that looked a lot like blood.
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
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