acts

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Competing acts are selected by EBU member broadcasters representing their countries.

From Barron's • May 16, 2026

He appears to take aim at his rival with some lyrics, accusing him of using his birthplace of Compton, Los Angeles as a backdrop for acts of charity, while escaping to a celebrity life elsewhere.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

In the 43 years that followed, the duo became one of Britain's best-loved comic double acts.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

The BOC acts as the Canadian government’s fiscal agent, so it is in charge of handling auctions for sovereign debt securities.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

The process of selection, notably, acts on a physical or biological attribute—and the underlying genes are selected passively as a result.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee