The position of a competitor at the end of a race(noun)
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Use "placing" in a sentence
"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."
"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"
"Both games sold more than double any other title placing on the list."