putting in

present participle of put in
as in planting
to put or set into the ground to grow put in a crop of winter wheat

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Recent Examples of putting in The call gave further color on some other initiatives FedEx has been putting in motion. Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 19 Sep. 2025 Fans who have already been putting in time on the court may have noticed some notable pairs like the Adidas Anthony Edwards 2 and the Reebok Angel Reese 1 aren’t yet available. Riley Jones, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2025 Flores tied the game, putting in a rebound after his penalty shot was saved. Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025 The sea-goat finds pleasure in putting in the hours, time and labor to their visions. Lisa Stardust, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025 But Sessegnon had to come off on 62 minutes, with Robinson replacing him and putting in a solid shift that bodes well for his chances of making the September friendlies. Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025 This resulted in things dragging on through training camp and the preseason, and went as far as the veteran wideout putting in a trade request. Kevin McCormick, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025 Part of that is down to the volume and effort Google is putting in, effort that is being matched by its partners. Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
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  • From beginning stages of planning, the layout, walkways, irrigation, fertilization, planting varieties of roses and the tools needed for successful rose gardening.
    Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
  • To minimize risk, avoid planting Brussels sprouts or any of their relatives in the same spot every year.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 16 Sep. 2025
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  • By seeding the market with TPU alternatives, Google can pressure Nvidia's pricing power and reduce reliance on expensive Nvidia hardware.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • With 18 games remaining in the regular season and a division title and playoff seeding in the balance, the particulars don’t matter.
    Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2025
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  • Trump has long berated Britain over its plans to stop drilling new domestic oil and gas, which could help power future AI data centers.
    Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
  • The demo, held at a granite quarry in Marble Falls, Texas, showed the company’s ability to vaporize rock using high-frequency electromagnetic waves, drilling 387 feet (118 meters) into solid granite without any physical contact.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2025

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“Putting in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/putting%20in. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.

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