How to Use indexing in a Sentence

indexing

noun
  • Our rate of sales just over-indexing against the industry by one and a half times.
    Kate Dingwall, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2021
  • Read on to find out if direct indexing may be right for you.
    E. Napoletano, wsj.com, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Here are some ways to make indexing work better for your site.
    Yec, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2021
  • The same is true of the other states that have enacted indexing in recent years.
    Jonathan Ingram, WSJ, 5 Jan. 2022
  • In 2019, Google rolled out the mobile-first indexing update.
    Yec, Forbes, 25 Apr. 2022
  • Many people like indexing, and it can be done very simply.
    Grover Norquist, Twin Cities, 29 Aug. 2019
  • Many people like indexing, and it could be done very simply.
    Jeff Stein, Washington Post, 30 Aug. 2019
  • It will also be tied for the fourth-largest increase since the indexing of benefits began in 1975.
    Scott Burns, Dallas News, 18 July 2022
  • Even Joe Biden proposes a much milder form of indexing.
    James K. Glassman, National Review, 15 Oct. 2020
  • Blog posts can drive page indexing by 400% or higher, which means a higher number of leads.
    Salman Lakhani, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2022
  • The indexing is based on the national average wage (NAW) amount in the year that a person reaches 60.
    Laurence Kotlikoff, Forbes, 19 May 2022
  • The city is in the midst of a massive indexing project that will rate each residential block on a 1-to-4 scale based on how much litter is on the sidewalk.
    Julia Terruso, Philly.com, 27 Oct. 2017
  • By being solely tech-led (vs. business use-case-led), which leads to an over-indexing on one layer of the stack at the expense of the others.
    Malcolm Frank, Forbes, 4 May 2021
  • The Maryland Senate already passed the minimum wage bill with the indexing piece stripped out.
    Erin Cox, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2023
  • Verlin, 28, grabbed a seat in a folding chair at the end of the court, watching the high school players out there, cross-indexing with rosters, checking his phone.
    Mike Jensen, Philly.com, 21 July 2017
  • When the account mimics an index like the S&P 500, it’s called direct indexing.
    Paul Kiel, ProPublica, 9 Feb. 2023
  • This is the updated quick launcher, and when searching within the confines of an app, the indexing goes a bit deeper.
    Jacob Krol, CNN Underscored, 9 July 2020
  • Japan and South Korea were among 10 countries with the highest number of songs that are over-indexing on the Global Excl.
    Alexei Barrionuevo, Billboard, 1 Dec. 2020
  • Unlike much of the world, where passive indexing is on the rise, investors in China still have faith in active managers.
    Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2019
  • Finally, the test team raved about the velvety finish and handsome indexing on the 34mm Leica.
    Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 18 Aug. 2020
  • Fast forward two months, and paid livestreams have overtaken free livestreams, over-indexing by 33%.
    Eric Frankenberg, Billboard, 8 Oct. 2020
  • The story behind these events is far from an indictment of indexing.
    Jason Zweig, WSJ, 31 Jan. 2020
  • Of course, Google will still scan all your e-mails for search indexing, filtering, spam and virus detection, and the new smart reply feature, just not for ads.
    Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 23 June 2017
  • The reason why is that lack of inflation indexing after age 60.
    Tom Margenau, Dallas News, 19 Feb. 2023
  • If using a kit, the kit manufacturer will provide wave-to-keyhole type indexing to the ends of the panels that will help allow them to be joined.
    Andy Cochrane, Popular Mechanics, 2 Sep. 2021
  • There is a different indexing factor for each year of his earnings.
    Tom Margenau, Dallas News, 2 Aug. 2020
  • But this doesn’t mean indexing is a brand new phenomenon.
    Ben Carlson, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2019
  • Some of the biggest names on Wall Street can conjure up this tantalizing prospect, which is called direct indexing.
    New York Times, 4 Dec. 2020
  • Toll opponents have said that even a small toll will be increased either through indexing or other means.
    al, 12 Aug. 2019
  • Thanks to writing software and searchable PDFs of proofs, the physical job of indexing is so much easier.
    Washington Post, 18 Feb. 2022

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