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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Caesars Entertainment CZR -0.07%decrease; down pointing triangle narrowed its quarterly loss as revenue edged higher, marking the company’s first earnings report since agreeing to be acquired by billionaire Tilman Fertitta in a $5.7 billion deal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Temperatures are expected to climb sharply across southern and eastern England and into parts of the Midlands, marking the peak of a short but notable heatwave.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Hasbro’s results sent its shares up 8.8% on Tuesday, marking their biggest gain in more than a year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
Public frustration has mounted following a series of exam irregularities, including the leak of a medical entrance examination paper and problems with an online marking system for high school students.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
On April 12, 1861, Southern forces attacked Fort Sumter, a military post in Charleston, South Carolina, marking the beginning of the Civil War.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
The coroner determined that the markings found on her body were consistent with “postmortem insect activity” and were not evidence of strangulation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
With its brilliant orange wings and black markings, the High Brown Fritillary butterfly was once widespread in Wales and England.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
However, these antibodies have been designed to spot markings - called folate receptor alpha - that appear on the outside of some ovarian cancer cells.
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026
The company’s scientific approach, called epigenetic reprogramming, works by altering DNA markings and dictating which genes a cell uses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
But the markings here were strong: the challenger hunted this territory, and the threat in his scent was unmistakable.
From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker
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