perform
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"The first thing he would've done if he'd seen someone hanging from a tree or in danger, he would've cut them down and tried to perform CPR," Tony Nye said of his brother.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
She questions how the company will perform maintenance underground, and why drillers are operating under oil-and-gas regulations, not nuclear ones.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Such strategies can perform poorly during bull markets because the protective measures can also work against you when the market is on the up.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
A bystander begged to help Good, to check her pulse and perform first aid.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
Watched his mother perform a kind of ballet.
From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds
The cast performs with magic wands in “Harry Potter: A Hogwarts Express Adventure.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
The complaint performs the same sleight of hand with basic cable, claiming that the companies’ combined networks will have market power over distributors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
The company said the new model performs close to Fable 5 across many tasks despite the lower cost.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
Her character performs her original song in an alien bar in space, when Supergirl visits the planet of Bilquis.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
And really, just like that, number eighty-eight performs a forward handspring, landing in the splits.
From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle
Wellness as practiced and performed by Kennedy is certainly curated to project manliness.
From Slate ● Jul. 29, 2026
Its investment bank performed strongly as expected, they add.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
In Los Angeles County, lifeguards performed nearly 2,000 ocean rescues over the weekend, according to a social media post.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
Data returned after the flyby showed that the instruments performed as expected and matched established knowledge about Mars, while also adding several useful observations from the spacecraft's unusual viewing position.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 28, 2026
“The evil performed in her name would make you shudder. But if you want proof...”
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
These results may have practical importance because functional health reflects whether people can continue performing routine activities without being held back by fatigue or other symptoms.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026
Working in her salon, Kilgore says she was involved in every aspect of the business from the laundry, to performing treatments and training staff.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
The cast showcases floating feathers after performing a levitation spell.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
"GSK has delivered another quarter of strong core results performance, with our key growth drivers performing well," Miels said in the earnings release.
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
The TV musical The Cheetah Girls, about four girls in a band at a performing arts high school in New York City, had just come out.
From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles
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"Julius Caesar" by William Shakespeare, Act I
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