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Back in 2023, Caballero had pulled a similar stunt with New York ace Gerrit Cole on the mound.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Boston has outscored its opponents 82-29 over this stretch, even with ace pitcher Garrett Crochet and star outfielder Roman Anthony both out with injuries that have sidelined them for months.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Serving for the title again an hour after her first attempt, Noskova hit an ace to set up a sixth championship point and converted it with a service winner.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
I wish he was a little bit more of an ace.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
To be considered an ace, a fighter pilot has to shoot down five aircraft.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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
He continued his superb serving, landing a further 16 aces on Friday, and proved superior in both attack and defence, firing 40 winners to just 15 unforced errors.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 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
Is that enough to force Roberts into the uncomfortable position of picking one of his aces over another, like a father picking one of his sons over another?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2026
After switching sides, Glenn served for the next game, and started off just as strongly as Reggie, with two aces.
From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson
Steve aced the audition, and the four of us clicked immediately over our shared love of the Pretenders and all things Monty Python.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 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
On Friday Netflix aced out Paramount Skydance and Comcast to win this game of media thrones.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025
The same AI that aced the genius test can’t count how many times the letter “R” appears in “strawberry.”
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2025
Even though Connor aced a hard spelling problem and Claire came through on a difficult history question, Perry Valley kept staying one or two points ahead of us.
From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper
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
Minter is acing his first impression as an NFL play caller by emphasizing teamwork beyond just the field.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2024
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
I took pride in acing my classes, plus our family needed every extra cent.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
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