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betokening

verb

present participle of betoken

as in indicating

to serve as a sign or symptom of the humor in his writing is never cruel, and betokens a warm and compassionate heart

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Still, everything happened so fast that police could not find skid marks indicating that Lopez braked hard to avoid her.

— Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Analyst Jeffery Zekauskas added the chemicals and specialty materials maker to the bank's focus list, maintaining its overweight rating and increasing its price target to $76 from $68 — indicating 76% upside from Wednesday's close.

— Assiatou Hann, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026

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Chennai claimed him as Thala, a Tamil word meaning leader that functions as something closer to a title of devotion.

— Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026
When Galileo orbited Jupiter, its high-gain antenna did not fully deploy, meaning the probe was never able to record detailed video of Jupiter's atmosphere as hoped.

— Tariq Malik, Space.com, 5 Aug. 2026

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There’s one shaped like a hand grenade; another bears a white-sheet-ghost novelty trinket over the lid, denoting a ghost pepper sauce.

— Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 2 Aug. 2026
The system relies on five microelectrode arrays surgically installed in Thomas’ brain, which machine learning algorithms then interpret brain signals denoting movement with nearly 85 percent accuracy.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 16 July 2026

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