adding
Britishnoun
adjective
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of, for, or relating to addition
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(in systemic grammar) denoting a bound clause that qualifies the meaning of an antecedent noun rather than of the sentence as a whole Compare contingency
Example Sentences
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Such spending “troubles me,” he said, adding, “I just can’t agree with that, Madam Secretary. My research shows you did not bid this out.”
From Los Angeles Times
"The road will remain closed until a safe, engineered solution can be designed and delivered" adding that it had "now initiated the required investigation, monitoring, and design work".
From BBC
“We have one very public horizontal deal,” he said, adding that the company is at “an advanced stage” in other negotiations and “you won’t have too long to wait” for additional details.
Gas prices have been "slowly but steadily increasing since early January," he said, adding that "retailers are typically quick to respond to any developments pushing prices higher."
From Barron's
“We have a virtually unlimited supply” of key weapons, he said, adding the U.S. can tap stores of other nations.
From Barron's
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