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banding

American  
[ban-ding] / ˈbæn dɪŋ /

noun

Furniture.
  1. decorative inlay, as for bordering or paneling a piece, composed of strips of wood contrasting in grain or color with the principal wood of the surface.


banding British  
/ ˈbændɪŋ /

noun

  1. the practice of grouping schoolchildren according to ability to ensure a balanced intake at different levels of ability to secondary school

"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

Etymology

Origin of banding

First recorded in 1730–40; band 2 + -ing 1

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The second is an arbitration requirement that restricts investors from banding together to file class-action suits.

From The Wall Street Journal May 22, 2026

Arbitration can keep plaintiffs from banding together into a class action, and in that way attracting a lawyer to take on their case for a large enough contingent fee.

From Slate Apr. 27, 2026

Other states led mostly by Democrats have also formed alliances, with Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts and several other East Coast states banding together to create the Northeast Public Health Collaborative.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 9, 2026

It stopped short of striking him off the medical register, saying that his suspension - at the "upper end" of the banding - was the "most proportionate sanction".

From BBC Jan. 14, 2026

Black waiters were cautiously optimistic that by banding together with white waiters, they might bring their employers to the bargaining table.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield

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