totaling

variants or totalling
Definition of totalingnext
present participle of total
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as in destroying
to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of a powerful hurricane totaled the house some years ago

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Recent Examples of totaling Due to the quick moving nature of these showers, rainfall amounts won't be too high, generally totaling around a quarter of an inch or less, slightly higher amounts north and west of the city. Matthew Villafane, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2026 Single-source grants The legislative auditor’s report found that from July 2022 through December 2024, BHA paid out roughly $200 million annually to counties, tribes and providers for services related to mental health and substance abuse disorder, totaling some 830 separate grant agreements. Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 19 Apr. 2026 Infinity and several of its nursing homes have recently settled 30 death and injury lawsuits in Cook County, Illinois, totaling more than $4 million, said Margaret Battersby Black, a Chicago lawyer. Jordan Rau, NPR, 19 Apr. 2026 The way to accomplish this is to defeat enough incumbent Republican senators who are up for reelection in 2026 to create a Democratic majority in that chamber, totaling some 54 votes, and pressure at least 13 Republicans up for reelection in 2028 to vote to convict him. Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 16 Apr. 2026 Pritzker, a billionaire Hyatt Hotels heir seeking a rare third term as governor in November and eyeing a bid for the White House in 2028, made two contributions to Illinois Future PAC totaling $5 million in late February and early March, according to Federal Election Commission records. Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026 Brandon Lord, a CBP official, wrote in a court filing that as of April 9, more than 56,000 ​importers had completed the existing process to receive electronic refunds for tariffs, totaling $127 ‌billion in reimbursements. Melina Khan, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026 Between 2023 and 2025, State Farm alone received approval for cumulative rate increases totaling 45%, raising average annual premiums by $841. Scott Wiener, Oc Register, 12 Apr. 2026 The union has said its proposal would average about a 17% increase for members, while the district has offered a package that includes a one-time bonus and phased raises totaling roughly 8% over time, which officials say reflects financial constraints. Teresa Liu, Daily News, 12 Apr. 2026
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Verb
  • Sears’ American stores, once numbering in the thousands, have dwindled to a single-digit number, giving way to business forecasts that anticipate the company could shutter at any moment.
    Domenica Bongiovanni, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
  • The Ngogo community, numbering roughly 200 individuals, fractured into rival clusters that researchers identify as Western and Central.
    Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Briere said the Flyers' rebuild was entering its next phase, shifting from subtracting players to adding them.
    Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
  • The changes come as industry profit leader Delta and other airlines are refreshing their cabins, adding more expensive — and profitable — premium seats as wealthier customers continue to drive results.
    Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 13 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Neighbors like Vetsch off Marion Road are convinced that's what hit their neighborhood, destroying multiple homes.
    Conor Wight, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026
  • Voting out the party that has been destroying our country must be our only focus.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Briere said the Flyers' rebuild was entering its next phase, shifting from subtracting players to adding them.
    Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
  • The Bureau of Labor Statistics also revised data, adding an additional 34,000 jobs to January, showing a growth of 160,000, but subtracting 41,000 from February, showing a loss of 133,000.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 3 Apr. 2026
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  • The Thiel says 200 workers spent Saturday demolishing the stair tower and elevator shaft, and then the focus shifts to the rest of the building.
    Ryan Hughes, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
  • The musician and fashion mogul began the process of demolishing the architectural gem, completely stripping its electricity, plumbing, bathrooms, and windows.
    India Roby, Architectural Digest, 8 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Markets opened down nearly 1% across the indices on Monday, but news-aggregating accounts online and on social media picked up on a report by New York Post pentagon reporter Caitlin Doornbos.
    Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Supporters argue these markets can sometimes outperform traditional polling by aggregating large volumes of independent bets.
    Sam Stevenson, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Each nanocluster has its own field, but those fields start out all pointing in random directions, summing to zero.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 26 Jan. 2018
Verb
  • The following week at the San Jose Invitational, Wilkins broke his own world record on three consecutive throws, shattering the 70-meter and 230-feet barriers along the way.
    Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 17 Apr. 2026
  • The actress said that one night, her daughter, Luca, 28, witnessed her shattering framed photos of herself and Abrams and then using the glass shards to self-harm.
    Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 14 Apr. 2026

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