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[fit] / fɪt /








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Spotify, and its competitors like Apple Music and Amazon Music, are driving the trend in AI-assisted curation, allowing premium subscribers to automatically generate playlists through text prompts to fit a mood, vibe or occasion.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

It’s an overcoat, size L, designed to fit a wide range of builds up to the 90th percentile.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

Places like Shibuya, then, are a natural fit for what Ertel describes as a renaissance of meaning, driven by vinyl’s resurgence.

From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2026

Beth Pinsker wrote about how most people like the idea of guaranteed income, but might not consider the best investments to fit that need.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

The original cut had a looser, traditional fit, but I’d asked Ma to nip in the waist and narrow the sleeves a tad.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

"It's not fair that these people that are much fitter than others are just running up the rocks and getting to the top," she said.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

The people included in the study may have been healthier and fitter than the general population.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026

But he insists he feels fitter than ever and he dreams of "living to 120."

From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026

A fitter by profession, Chaurasia had left home around eight months ago to work for a foreign shipping company.

From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026

Almost an hour had passed before the fitter swayed to a stop.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

As Brad Pitt said in “Fight Club,” it’s about “survival of the fittest, baby.”

From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2026

Young people who end up playing in the NFL are, by definition, by far the fittest and strongest in their schools and colleges.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

Those who have played there before explain that the opening 20 minutes are the most crucial period, even for some of the fittest athletes in sports.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026

Molango fears the World Cup will simply become a "survival of the fittest".

From BBC ● May 26, 2026

But I told myself that in nature it’s survival of the fittest.

From "Crenshaw" by Katherine Applegate

At 16 weeks, the team assessed their energy expenditure using a flow-through metabolic chamber fitted to the treadmill.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

Robert Wun’s sparkly, inky designs, initially fitted with umbrella-like headwear, enliven the dance as it goes along its uneventful way; Ms. Archibald’s background in hip-hop, as well as classical dance, wasn’t much in evidence.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

Halzen led the development of IceCube at the South Pole, which uses a cubic kilometre of Antarctic ice fitted with light sensors to detect particles called neutrinos.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

“But of course, that’s always in the back of your head when you get fitted for a tux.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

Valentina's helmet, fitted with electrodes, was also uncomfortable.

From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson

The connection is particularly fitting because the snail is extremely sensitive to light.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026

But fitting dozens of motors and sensors into a human-shaped metal frame is a complex and expensive engineering challenge.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

This just feels like two parts that are fitting together beautifully to create something bigger than the both of us.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

The title could not be more fitting as the Sky Blues ended their 25-year wait for a top-flight goal and victory in front of their own fans.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

A second problem arose with fitting the bases inside the helix: the precise measurement of the outer backbone became crucial.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee


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