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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
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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
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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
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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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