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   screening

   /ˈskriːnɪŋ/

   noun

   • 1. a showing of a film, video, or television programme: "filmgoers were shut out in droves from the film's many screenings in Cannes"
   • 2. the evaluation or investigation of something as part of a methodical survey, to assess suitability for a particular role or purpose: "nowhere is drug screening more common than in the federal criminal justice system"
   • ▪ the testing of a person or group of people for the presence of a disease or other condition: "prenatal screening for Down's syndrome"
   • 3. refuse separated by sieving grain.

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