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[eys] / eɪs /




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Dodgers starter Justin Wrobleski gives up two home runs and Brewers ace Jacob Misiorowski holds the Dodgers’ big hitters at bay in Milwaukee’s 4-1 victory.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2026

And before they can fix their ace, the Pirates first have to figure out what’s wrong with him.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

The Dodgers found their way out of their recent downward spiral, though, and that was enough of a relief for their new ace and back-to-back Cy Young winner.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

The findings represent the latest in a flurry of publicly disclosed instances of AI models taking novel steps—including some that are nefarious—to ace tests.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

I had thought that would be my ace, my ticket to getting the part.

From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English

Not everybody aces every Advanced Placement exam, though overwhelmingly they pass the state’s standardized tests, and according to Success Academy every graduate in recent years has been accepted to a four-year college.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

More: For 44 years, this investor held aces in the long-bond game.

From MarketWatch Jul. 28, 2026

If he teams up with Jacob Misiorowski or Chris Sale in a five-game divisional round they could face three games against aces.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 18, 2026

Sabalenka hit eight aces, and no double faults, and saved the two break points she faced, ultimately going on to lift the trophy.

From BBC Jul. 5, 2026

When a man talks like that he might as well be accusing someone of carrying aces up their sleeve.

From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson

SoFi Stadium aced the physical infrastructure with working elevators, wheelchair escorts and accessible seating with clear sightlines on every level.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2026

The two nations have almost identical populations, so how have the Scandinavians aced their plan of attack?

From BBC Jul. 7, 2026

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

After he aced the exam and skated on Olympic ice, he said in a mix of broken German and sprinkled English that he had prepared hard for both tests.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 17, 2026

He’s the most agile person I’ve ever met—he should have aced his Trial’s physical.

From "Legend" by Marie Lu

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

“Now I have bragging rights with my friends,” Hirasaki said after acing the test on her first try.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 15, 2024

We both ended up acing the test, but that episode kind of took the excitement out of climbing and pilfering tests and pretty much everything else.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx




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