routing
Americannoun
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the scheduling of the route or itinerary of people, freight, etc.
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the arranging and scheduling of mail for delivery.
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delivery according to scheduled sequence.
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While checks might feel familiar or secure, you’re ultimately handing over your account and routing numbers that are printed on the small slip of paper.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
The buzz: Unbeaten Belgium didn’t score a goal of its own until routing New Zealand 5-1 in its group-play finale.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
Markets have renewed appreciation for the value of alternative routing and storage, and governments are now more willing to invest in and prioritize chokepoint security.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 18, 2026
It does this by checking a model’s request for tool authorization against an organization’s active directory and routing execution through compliance filters, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
Or we pass around our routing sheet and study the day’s owners’ “Hot Buttons,” as sketched in by Tammy.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
Airlines are grappling with soaring fuel costs, airspace disruptions and longer flight routings as conflict in the Middle East ripples across global aviation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
"Delays to flights because of following longer routings means more cost to the airlines because they are burning more fuel."
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2025
In addition to speed reduction, other options to reduce whale-ship strikes include changing vessel routings away from where whales are located, or creating alert systems to notify authorities and mariners when whales are nearby.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 21, 2024
“Rather, I saw it as communicating to people the choices offered for their individual selections, with clearly defined routings of how to get there.”
From New York Times ● Apr. 27, 2023
Business prudence dictated the routings from here on, and the route led to winter quarters.
From David Lannarck, Midget An Adventure Story by Harney, George S.
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