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Instead, she coolly sent down her 12th ace of the match to secure her third Grand Slam title.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
She then won the tie-break - for a 10th successive time at the US Open, in a run dating back to 2021 - to complete her comeback, sealing the victory with a nerveless second-serve ace.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
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
With Milwaukee ace Jacob Misiorowski — the favorite for the NL Cy Young Award — giving up just five hits, the Dodgers struggled against a pitcher they could see again in the postseason.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
I was an ace student, and I wanted desperately to put on my school uniform—navy-blue knee-length skirt, white button-down polo shirt, white socks—and get back to class.
From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana
Sometimes, the outfits are aces, leaving athletes feeling good and playing well.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
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
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
She aced her triple axel and got her combination jump.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 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
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
“So, you aced the quiz and then bombed the follow- up?” she said to me, indignation decorating her words.
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
According to the National Hole-In-One-Registry the odds of two players from the same foursome acing the same hole is 17 million to 1.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2024
The athlete continued to chronicle her body’s transformation on social media, acing a swipe-for-a-surprise maternity photo while vacationing in Europe last spring and using her platform to empower others.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2023
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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