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He is an outdoor person, like Rose; has trouble fitting into societal norms, like Rose; and he is an ideal intellectual partner for her, bantering, well-read and ready to engage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
A: We are preparing flight tests, fitting an A321 with these extended, folding wings, so that we can verify their aerodynamic performance.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
“This is a bit unusual, fitting for this outbreak perhaps,” said Kalmia Kniel, professor of microbial food safety at the University of Delaware, by email.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
But my personal favorite will always be John Carpenter’s “In the Mouth of Madness,” a film that, by its title alone, is so fitting for Neill’s career that it’s almost comical.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026
Antipodes had become a reality, and there was no longer any way of fitting the Earth’s land masses into one hemisphere.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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Her day begins at seven in the morning and the next 12 hours are packed with choreography rehearsals, studio recordings, script work, costume fittings and guitar lessons.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
They won’t be familiar with how certain fixtures and fittings operate — from sliding doors to shower handles — and things will inevitably get broken.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 22, 2026
Each year, prominent designers in the field guide upperclassmen through the process of creating a runway-ready garment, refining and improving pieces through a series of fittings.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2026
That animating spirit courses through “Celtic Art Across the Ages,” a nearly 300-object survey of jewelry, armor, chariot fittings, manuscripts, vessels, coins, carvings and textiles at the Harvard Art Museums, its sole venue.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026
Its brass fittings were spiky with green rust, but it moved fast through the dark water.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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