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Ken felt absolutely none of this, by the way, in part because while the library was ours, the arrangement was mostly my doing, especially for the art and architecture titles. — Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "A library and an unexpected journey toward household togetherness," 28 June 2018 The Hoffman document turns out to be just one of several Karel has collected, all chronicling the doings of a shadowy figure called Melmoth. — Elizabeth Lowry, WSJ, "‘Melmoth’ Review: The Wanderer Returns," 11 Oct. 2018 What is New York doing and showing itself capable of right now? — Mark Holgate, Vogue, "Wes Gordon Has One Keyword For His Carolina Herrera Runway Debut, and That Word is Happy," 7 Sep. 2018 My 13-year-old self stood helpless and in pain of her own doing. — Sophie Gray, SELF, "My Need for Acceptance Made Me Instagram Famous—Then Sent Me Into a Panic Spiral," 16 July 2018 Nomad Nacional, the pop-up party spot in Walker's Point operated by Nomad World Pub, promises special doings during and after the finals. — Chris Foran, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Things to do in Milwaukee this weekend, from Bastille Days and World Cup finale to historic Harleys," 12 July 2018 However, Engler’s presidency has become tangled in further public relations scandals of his own doing. — Washington Post, "Michigan State president apologizes for ‘kickback’ comments," 21 June 2018 Fort Lauderdale was the Indians, while Deerfield was the Mets over the springtime diamond doings. — Emmett Hall, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Deerfield Beach Little League Junior Division All-Stars ready for trip to Florida's capital," 12 July 2018 But the multitude of scandals surrounding Pruitt were in fact his own doing. — James Hohmann, Washington Post, "The Daily 202: Trump’s mockery of the #MeToo movement underscores the GOP’s problem with women in 2018," 6 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'doing.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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