registering

present participle of register
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as in entering
to put (someone or something) on a list I have to register my new car when I renew my driver's license

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Recent Examples of registering But the true test of Turning Point Action’s clout was unfolding inside the exhibition center, where staff members were registering voters, handing out buttons and signing people up for social events. Hannah Fingerhut, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026 But the true test of Turning Point Action's clout was unfolding inside the exhibition center, where staff members were registering voters, handing out buttons and signing people up for social events. ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026 The spokesperson also praised the SAVE America Act, legislation that would require Americans to show proof of citizenship when registering to vote. Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2026 Learning guitar behind bars Security was tight around the court complex, with police officers registering and searching dozens of people lining up outside. Chris Lau, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026 Light House Cinema in Dublin ranked as the top-grossing site for the title, followed by Glasgow Film Theatre, Picturehouse Central, Rio Dalston, and Curzon Soho, with the Ritzy Cinema in Brixton registering a 3% increase over its launch weekend. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026 However, that friendly political dynamic isn’t registering for many in the field. Lauren Chan, STAT, 1 Sep. 2026 Castillo said landlords are also supposed to be registering their rental properties with the city. Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026 Meta has a policy of not allowing kids under 13 on its platforms, but some skirt the rule by registering with false birth dates. John Ruwitch, NPR, 26 Aug. 2026
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Verb
  • By enrolling at Eton, George is keeping the tradition of several prominent male figures in his family and British history.
    Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026
  • By then, the nursing board had also prohibited Carleen from enrolling additional students in its associate degree program.
    Annie Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • But some have questioned how logging operations may impact the environment with the use of heavy machinery potentially disturbing soil composition, plant growth and animal species.
    Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 7 Sep. 2026
  • In late 2025, Perplexity’s Comet browser began logging into shoppers’ Amazon accounts and buying on their behalf.
    Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review, 2 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Trading innovation goes to the birds As regional stock exchanges began to crop up, so did arbitrage opportunities—that is, chances to buy or sell an asset in one market, then lock in a profit by entering the opposite order in another.
    Brian Lund, Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 Sep. 2026
  • After a bittersweet season that saw United reach the quarter-finals of the Champions League for the first time, but fail to qualify for this season’s edition, the club is entering a new era.
    Megan Feringa, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Knowing what matters to 10 people is manageable; knowing what matters to 10,000 feels impossible.
    Candy Fernandez, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026
  • There’s always a fear of groping around in the dark; of not even knowing who to talk to.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 10 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Northern Illinois drops after not recording a first down at Iowa until late in the third quarter against the Hawkeyes' third-string defense.
    Chris Vannini, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Reliever Seth Halvorsen gave up three hits without recording an out in the ninth, but the Dodgers had built up enough of a lead to weather a Washington (67-76) comeback attempt.
    Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Some visitors come specifically to see the large bronze relief along the side of the building listing the names of the firefighters killed on 9/11.
    Philip Marcelo, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The world’s top supercomputers are listed in the TOP500, with the latest edition listing China’s LineShine and ending US dominance at the top of the list.
    Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • And navigating a website might involve deciphering images or knowing what links to click.
    Jennifer D. Kobrin, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The prevention of future pandemics relies on information from previous outbreaks, which is one reason why deciphering the origins of the COVID-19 began is important.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 25 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Platforms including Cluely, Interview Coder, and Final Round AI render answers on the candidate’s own display, outside the layer a screen share captures, while transcribing the interviewer’s audio as the conversation happens.
    Kara Dennison, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • And the days are coming when AI is meaningfully involved in clinical care, beyond just transcribing our own words, and the follow-up recommendation deviates from the standard of care.
    Frances Mei Hardin, STAT, 7 Aug. 2026

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