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[per-fawrm] / pərˈfɔrm /




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Lovesick residents turn to tarot readers to discover their romantic fate, or perform love rituals rooted in African religious traditions brought to Brazil by slaves.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

The coroner’s office has Denton’s body and plans to perform a full autopsy, said Sgt.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

Flesh was awarded the £25,000 cash prize after impressing the judges in the final maxi challenge, which saw the last four queens perform a megamix of previous girl group anthems from past series.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

However, observational studies cannot establish whether phages were responsible for the improvements or determine how well the treatment would perform in a controlled clinical trial.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026

“I can perform the diagnosis meeting. If he’s diagnosed, who do you want to perform his N’daa?”

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young

Although it can be difficult to define or measure precisely, the organization and movement of slow brain waves may provide important indicators of how effectively the brain performs its nighttime memory functions.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026

Among them was her friend Olivia Rodrigo, who booked Johanningmeier, who performs as Devon Again, for an early-day slot.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

This has damaged cutting-edge facilities like Johns Hopkins, which performs the costliest procedures, such as kidney transplants.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Laveaux performs throughout the night, concluding with a dance party called the Final Voyage.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

“And as the Irish team performs a lap of honor, flanked by their mascots, the Quidditch World Cup itself is brought into the Top Box!” roared Bagman.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling

His beautiful Trio for Flute, Cello and Piano is played with some regularity, and some of his nonsymphonic music will be performed later this month at the Portland Piano International and by Juilliard’s Ensemble Connect.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

“At the defendant’s request, the discovery order was stayed pending his successful completion of diversion. The defendant performed well on diversion and, according to the terms of the agreement, the case was dismissed.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

No stock in the S&P 500 has performed worse than AppLovin this year, but things were looking up on Wednesday.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026

GLP-1 performed strongly in the laboratory tests, increasing neuronal activity to three times the level observed in untreated control cells.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026

With all the government officials, doctors, scientists, and church people present, all seeking the truth as to whether Bobby was Jinky’s father, it seemed impossible that the exhumation was performed improperly.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

U.K. gross domestic product figures for the third quarter will be released on Thursday, giving a picture of how the economy is performing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

Some of this has fed through into a better performing currency, with sterling at its highest level since the Brexit referendum, when measured against a basket of currencies.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

Bobby Pulido, a South Texas Tejano singer whose campaign strategy included performing at quinceañeras, beat Republican incumbent Rep. Monica De La Cruz by more than 20 percentage points.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

In the end, the movement’s loudest voices spent the cycle performing for each other.

From Salon ● Nov. 4, 2026

Doctors often skipped the step of scrupulously washing their hands and fingernails with soap and water before treating a wound or performing surgery.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow


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