1
: the act of transferring an entry or item from a book of original entry to the proper account in a ledger
2
: the record in a ledger account resulting from the transfer of an entry or item from a book of original entry
: appointment to a post or a command
: something (such as an announcement) that is posted online
job postings
… he read verbatim from nasty Internet postings about him and his family.—
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Sarah Jackson, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2025
But ahead of Halloween weekend, Hatch had a small but incredibly loud contingent of Christians on TikTok posting videos of themselves throwing away their Hatch devices — and accusing the company of being demonic.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2025
The job posting notes the high school student has a very high IQ, but her extreme empathy and sensitivity has made traditional schooling difficult.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025
In the United States alone, job postings looking for quantum skills tripled from 2011 to mid-2024, and many of these openings were for engineers, according to a report from the MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy.
—IEEE Spectrum, 27 Oct. 2025
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Noun
An analysis from workforce intelligence firm Revelio Labs found that entry-level job postings fell roughly 35% from January 2023 to June 2025.
—Sarah Jackson, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2025
But ahead of Halloween weekend, Hatch had a small but incredibly loud contingent of Christians on TikTok posting videos of themselves throwing away their Hatch devices — and accusing the company of being demonic.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2025
The job posting notes the high school student has a very high IQ, but her extreme empathy and sensitivity has made traditional schooling difficult.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025
In the United States alone, job postings looking for quantum skills tripled from 2011 to mid-2024, and many of these openings were for engineers, according to a report from the MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy.
—IEEE Spectrum, 27 Oct. 2025
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“Posting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/posting. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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