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showing
showing /ˈʃəʊɪŋ $ ˈʃoʊ-/ noun
1. [countable] an occasion when a film, art show etc can be seen or looked at, especially a special occasion that people are invited to:
    I saw a private showing of the film.
    It was the comedy’s first showing on TV.
2. [singular] used to talk about a person’s or thing’s level of success:
    Choose the candidate who makes the best showing in the interview.
    strong/poor showing
    Women made a strong showing in the election.
    on ... showing British English:
    On present showing (=judging by the way it is now), there’s a lot to do to get the newspaper’s sales up.
    On this showing (=judging by this example), she is becoming a very good writer indeed.