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They’d done something similar in the National League Division Series last year to Brewers ace Freddy Peralta.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
The Dodgers are set to acquire Skubal, adding yet another ace to their rotation as they pursue their third consecutive World Series championship.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
Finally, the Sun leads with something that will excite soccer "ace" Cristiano Ronaldo's fans – he is due to play himself in a TV drama.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
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
Bill rattled them and rolled, and there were three kings, an ace, and a queen.
From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
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
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
“Three of these,” Lefty said, showing three aces, and the men started to grumble.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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
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
My uncles had told me stories about how famous my dad had been on campus for having simultaneously raised hell and aced all his classes.
From "Looking for Alaska" by John Green
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
She can't control the haters, but she can control her response and so Yasmin says she's just focused on protecting her mental health and acing the role.
From BBC ● Dec. 8, 2023
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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