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The 21-year-old fittingly sealed victory with an ace to secure a place in the semi-finals on her tournament debut.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026
An ace by Kalea Lee gave Mater Dei a 21-19 lead in the third set and another by Matavao had the Trinity League champions one set away from victory.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2026
Milwaukee had the best ERA in the National League, highlighted by flamethrowing ace Jacob Misiorowski, the Cy Young favorite.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
No World Series that began 3-0 has ever even gone to a sixth game, and the Brewers have their ace, Jacob Misiorowski, on the mound for Wednesday’s Game 5.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
“You’re going to ace that test and make that quiz team!”
From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper
She hit the same amount of aces and double faults - eight apiece - and won only six of 24 points behind her second serve.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026
McKennah Iamaleava had 29 kills, 15 digs and two aces and teamed with Alison Wetteland for a block to level the final set at 14-14.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2026
And if Glasnow can rescue the Dodgers, they would have their three high-paid aces — Skubal, Yamamoto and Snell — lined up for the next three elimination games.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026
Against world number 48 Kalinina, Kartal served four aces and won 23 of 30 points when landing her first serve.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
“He’s like one of those flying aces from World War I who would just throw the bombs at their targets like hand grenades,” I said.
From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos
Crucially, the United States aced its only chance to make a first impression, kicking off this colossal World Cup it’s co-hosting with Mexico and Canada with a 4-1 victory over Paraguay.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 13, 2026
"He was given what's called a mini-mental state exam and he aced it. He got 29 out of 30," she said.
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026
He then aced the fifth hole at Harding Golf Course on Thursday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2026
Netflix has for now aced out Paramount Skydance in a bidding war for Warner Bros.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 4, 2026
“You aced that social studies quiz and made all those shots in the basketball game because you ate jelly beans?”
From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein
Lowry had a hole-in-one on No. 6, a decade after acing the 16th.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2026
Meanwhile he brags about acing three different cognitive tests in the last year.
From Salon ● Jan. 2, 2026
For years, high-schoolers have boasted in college applications about learning Latin, leading the chess club or acing Advanced Placement Physics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 25, 2025
He rose fast and steep - acing trials for Kent, London and the South East and England Counties - excelling at every level.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2024
If your kid was supersmart and acing tests, it was forgiven that he never hit a home run or scored a goal.
From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty
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