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  • verb Present participle of place.
  • noun The action of the verb to place
  • noun The condition of being placed
  • noun The position of a competitor at the end of a race

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Examples

  • Now "voice placing" depends primarily on correct _vowel placing_, which in turn depends on proper adjustment of the resonators, which again depends chiefly on the positions and motions of the organs of articulation.

    Resonance in Singing and Speaking Thomas Fillebrown 1872

  • These men, however, working in the great yards, eating their meals near them in an irregular and restless way, form clubs and associations which lead not seldom to strikes — blunders which we call placing ourselves _en

    A Tramp's Wallet stored by an English goldsmith during his wanderings in Germany and France William Duthie

  • Both games sold more than double any other title placing on the list.

    Gadgets Sector and Stocks Analysis from Seeking Alpha 2009

  • Rex, while it's true that the Pullman de Morelos website is a bit unusual in placing the DESTINO menu to the left of the ORIGEN menu on its schedules search page, it does say, for today, for example, in the search results;

    Cuernavaca 2009

  • Rex, while it's true that the Pullman de Morelos website is a bit unusual in placing the DESTINO menu to the left of the ORIGEN menu on its schedules search page, it does say, for today, for example, in the search results;

    Cuernavaca 2009

  • MY is fundamentally wrong in placing his faith in the sort of monetary policies that brought us into the mess and have been redoubled in trying to fix it.

    Matthew Yglesias » The ECB’s Complacency 2010

  • Wars he joined other VFW members in placing U.S. flags along downtown streets.

    Heroes or Villains? 2010

  • Rex, while it's true that the Pullman de Morelos website is a bit unusual in placing the DESTINO menu to the left of the ORIGEN menu on its schedules search page, it does say, for today, for example, in the search results;

    Cuernavaca 2009

  • "There are also risks involved in placing the [casing] so we have to evaluate all the elements to make the final decision," Mr. Golborne said.

    In Chile, Drill Is Set To Reach Miners Matt Moffett 2010

  • For securities firms, being a top-ranked bookrunner tends to attract more business, not only in placing deals but in secondary market trading.

    Wall Street Grabs for Stock Deals Liz Moyer 2010

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