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The opening game saw Gauff thump a 112mph ace down the middle, followed by an unreturned first serve and another ace, on her way to holding serve in less than 90 seconds.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 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
Runner-up Rybakina had one ace and four double faults, hitting just 13 winners and making 23 unforced errors in total.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
But if success was ever going to come for the Buccos, it would have to hinge on their generational ace.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
“All you need to do is ace the interview and it’s yours,” he said.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Sometimes, the outfits are aces, leaving athletes feeling good and playing well.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 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
She aces it, a perfect serve at about ninety miles an hour that kisses the court just inside the line before I can move.
From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson
SoFi Stadium aced the physical infrastructure with working elevators, wheelchair escorts and accessible seating with clear sightlines on every level.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 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
He then aced the fifth hole at Harding Golf Course on Thursday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2026
Netflix has for now aced out Paramount Skydance in a bidding war for Warner Bros.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 4, 2026
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
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
“Now I have bragging rights with my friends,” Hirasaki said after acing the test on her first try.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 15, 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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