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as in describing
to give an oral or written account of in some detail
will report the progress of the war effort before a congressional committee on Monday
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as in recording
to make a written note of
reported the lawyer's closing statement
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Recent Examples of reporting
Call to Earth is a CNN editorial series committed to reporting on the environmental challenges facing our planet, together with the solutions.
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Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 8 May 2026
Sites that track Apple news currently post multiple times a month about Mac shortages, noting each time Apple removes a Mac mini model from its online store and religiously reporting on shipping estimates for the MacBook Neo.
—ArsTechnica, 8 May 2026
Earnings momentum could serve as a catalyst for stocks such as Applied Materials that are reporting their latest quarterly results next week.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 8 May 2026
Tens of thousands of users are reporting issues with instant-messaging platform Discord on Friday afternoon.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 8 May 2026
Rick Porter contributed reporting.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 1 May 2026
On March 20, Northbrook police responded to a 911 call reporting a home invasion.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
Exxon and Chevron are among the big drillers reporting earnings this week.
—ABC News, 1 May 2026
Last month, Chinese news outlets began reporting drops of roughly seventy-five per cent in micro-drama crews in Hengdian.
—Chang Che, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026
Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 8 May 2026
Sites that track Apple news currently post multiple times a month about Mac shortages, noting each time Apple removes a Mac mini model from its online store and religiously reporting on shipping estimates for the MacBook Neo.
—ArsTechnica, 8 May 2026
Earnings momentum could serve as a catalyst for stocks such as Applied Materials that are reporting their latest quarterly results next week.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 8 May 2026
Tens of thousands of users are reporting issues with instant-messaging platform Discord on Friday afternoon.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 8 May 2026
Rick Porter contributed reporting.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 1 May 2026
On March 20, Northbrook police responded to a 911 call reporting a home invasion.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
Exxon and Chevron are among the big drillers reporting earnings this week.
—ABC News, 1 May 2026
Last month, Chinese news outlets began reporting drops of roughly seventy-five per cent in micro-drama crews in Hengdian.
—Chang Che, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reporting
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Xi nonetheless struck a more conciliatory tone when describing the overall relationship.—
Will Weissert,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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What Blankfein is describing isn’t a hypothetical.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
13 May 2026
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Austin has started a total of six games since being selected in the seventh round in 2023, recording two picks and allowing quarterbacks to complete only 50% of their passes for just four touchdowns.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
13 May 2026
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The boy refused and began recording their interaction on his cellphone.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
13 May 2026
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Instead, poor Jack is burdened with the task of telling the story of Willie Stark’s rise from the vantage of Willie Stark’s fall.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
12 May 2026
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Are airlines basically telling consumers, Zach, that the era of ultra cheap flying just isn't profitable anymore?—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
12 May 2026
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Wembanyama was ejected after logging only 12 minutes.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
11 May 2026
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The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website.—
Mark Prussin,
CBS News,
11 May 2026
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The new release consists of 161 files, most of which are PDFs recounting investigative reports and eyewitness testimonials (including from a few Apollo astronauts, who saw some strange things near the moon).—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
8 May 2026
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Meanwhile, Ella was explaining to my mother why the teacher had sent a note home with her and recounting how her friend Stacy had played kitchen with a new girl during free time at school and allowed Ella to join them only for the cleanup part.—
Chang-rae Lee,
New Yorker,
3 May 2026
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To prepare for the release of the 1926 census, archivists spent nearly three years conserving, digitizing and transcribing the decades-old data, McBride said.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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With the advancement of technology, there is now a transcribing tool on hand, but Warner says, human transcribing is not only faster, but 99% accurate.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
5 Mar. 2026
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The young players seem to like how Harbaugh is teaching and relating, too.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
9 May 2026
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Some of them are old systems of knowledge, ways of relating the body to fertility, death, and survival.—
George Nelson,
ARTnews.com,
20 Apr. 2026
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La Mesa’s enforcement of reckless e-bike riding has been slim-to-none, Lothian said, noting that the police chief said the city has issued just 3 e-bike citations to date.—
Hannah Elsmore,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 May 2026
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Bastrop County detectives found evidence that Aviles had been dragged, strangled and assaulted, noting mud on her clothing and feet, bruising on her neck, chin and lip, and blood on her face and the exterior of her car.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
13 May 2026
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