diking

present participle of dike

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Verb
  • The commission unanimously agreed to fine Levy with a different penalty, a total of $1,428,750 for a combination of other violations that include clearing vegetation for a parking lot, installing unpermitted fencing on state land, building the pickleball court and more.
    Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025
  • While the 250-acre private destination is surrounded by fencing and separate from the rest of the country, port security is a concern and emergency response is limited.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • And while analysts expect Nvidia — the undisputed leader in AI chips — to remain OpenAI’s core infrastructure partner, the ChatGPT maker is now also hedging its bets with its AMD deal.
    Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Just last Friday alone, three of them spoke out, hedging hard on what’s to come.
    Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2025
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“Diking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diking. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.

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