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“You’re thinking about going to the ‘pen, or do you let your ace go after Max and Tucker.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
Also read: Only 5% of U.S. adults can ace this 8-question financial-literacy test.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 10, 2026
Sabalenka showed her fighting spirit against Latvia's Ostapenko, striking decisively in the fourth game of the first set and wrapping it up with a 111mph ace.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
Ureña, a 22-year-old right-hander who has emerged as another potential ace, speaks of Soriano with a giddy amusement mixed with a solemn respect for how the starter has survived in the big leagues.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
When she stood before him, small and blond and pretty, less than a month past her twenty-first birthday, the German ace thought his Soviet captors must be making fun of him.
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
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
The strength of his serve - firing down three aces from a break down to seal victory - proved to be the knockout blow.
From BBC ● May 29, 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
Just another brainy, quiet girl, the kind who always turns in assignments on time, always aces tests.
From "The Landry News" by Andrew Clements
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
They placed him on a track for software development after he aced the exams to get into an elite middle school that fed to a top university.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 16, 2026
Hazel also aced her National 5 exams, and as a young leader with her local Scout troop she was recognised by the Chief Scout with an Unsung Hero award.
From BBC ● Jan. 19, 2026
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
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
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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