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symboling

verb

variants or symbolling

present participle of symbol

as in touching (on or upon)

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Hadash-Ta’al and Ra’am, representing the 20% of Israel’s population that is Arab, have ten seats.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 18 Oct. 2026
The researchers found that representing this zone as several kilometers wide, rather than as a narrow boundary, helped their model reproduce the observed retreat and thinning from 1996 to 2023.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026

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Nubar is a Kurdish word symbolizing a fresh start and new beginnings, just like Mustafa's.

— Charlie De Mar, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
From past to present On Friday, the event began with a procession symbolizing the ways the historic congregation has continued a multigenerational fight for education, faith and freedom.

— Nancy Jiang, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026

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Tonight’s lesson is on truthfulness and embodying loving kindness.

— Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
In the age of driving, cars have been our homes and our exoskeletons, fortresslike rooms of one’s own, embodying an intoxicating combination of danger and safety.

— Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

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The filmmaker was hinting heavily at what might be in store for the festival’s surprise screening Wednesday evening at the Institut Lumière.

— Lise Pedersen, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026
With the midterms coming up and the administration hinting generally at more budget cuts in the past week, educators here want to spread the word.

— Lauren Linder, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026

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An investigation is underway, United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations said, without specifying whether the attacks caused any damage or casualties.

— Frank Andrews, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
In September, her campaign criticized Tafoya’s sports stance without specifying how Flanagan would vote on federal restrictions.

— Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026

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Trump later complained that CNN and MS NOW did not cover Xi’s visit, without mentioning his efforts to ban the two outlets from the White House grounds.

— Ted Johnson, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2026
Suffice it to say the mystery bullets that landed in Rate Field’s bleachers in 2023 and wounded two women definitely aren’t relevant to this feel-good story but are worth mentioning to remind us how much the Sox narrative has changed.

— Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of mentioning

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But the study warned of the dangers of personifying these AI tools and treating them as one would a human employees.

— Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 28 May 2026
In the 20th century, the scientific community and environmental activists adopted the term Gaia – the Greek goddess personifying the Earth, the mother of all deities – to reflect the notion of the Earth as a living system.

— Melinda Laituri, The Conversation, 4 Feb. 2026

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