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Logan Webb, the longtime ace of the San Francisco Giants, laughed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
More: Only 5% of U.S. adults can ace this 8-question financial-literacy test.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 12, 2026
Sinner saved it with an ace and offered no more half-chances.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
Karl-Anthony Towns, a gifted but inconsistent center, transformed into an ace scorer and sturdy defender.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026
I’ve got the ace, king, jack, and ten of diamonds!
From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan
While the Wimbledon grass often suits 'servebots' - tall players who send down flurries of aces and unreturnable first serves - Fery has needed to use other weapons.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
Zheng hit 21 aces to Norrie's four, while the 22-year-old committed just four double faults to Norrie's 10.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
Jefferies analyst Julien Dumoulin-Smith said before the agreement was confirmed that NextEra had some aces up its sleeve.
From Barron's ● May 18, 2026
Wyatt Davis added eight kills and three blocks and Enzo Barker finished with five kills and two aces.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 21, 2026
Jamie ended up with two aces and twelve cards more than I; the game cost me thirty-four cents.
From "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" by E.L. Konigsburg
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
"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
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
“Bragging about acing a cognitive test while forgetting the name of the doctor who gave it to you is like writing on a résumé that you speak three languages and misspelling the word ‘languages.’”
From New York Times ● Jun. 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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