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Their big players - the ones who have spent far too long playing way below par - found themselves at last.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

As of Wednesday, the forward price-to-earnings ratio for the healthcare sector was roughly on par with the tech sector, despite tech firms seeing much stronger earnings growth.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026

You may not even recognize her when you see her, par for the course for the “Orphan Black” shape-shifter.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

Its cancer death rate is also on par with the U.S. as a whole.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

Of course, Joe understood immediately that this dynamite had not just fallen from heaven in order to increase the personal wealth and power of Joe Mondragon, all-around handyman and bean farmer par extraordinaire.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

Jeeno, the defending champion, reeled off nine birdies and nine pars in a flawless second round at Tiburon Golf Club in Naples, Florida, to move to 14 under at the halfway stage.

From Barron's ● Nov. 21, 2025

A bogey on No. 6 was followed by two pars and three consecutive birdies that stretched the margin to six.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2025

Volatility matters too—because of the format, a player who birdies half the holes and bogeys the other half can be more valuable than someone who cards 18 pars.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2025

After opening with six pars, Scheffler played the par-five seventh in three shots and then birdied the eighth to move two clear of Fitzpatrick on 13 under.

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2025

It is almost impossible to tighten the orbicularis oculi, pars orbitalis on demand, and it is equally difficult to stop it from tightening when we smile at something genuinely pleasurable.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

Penge missed the fairway at No. 2, took a one-stroke penalty and bogeyed, while Bridgeman parred to take sole possession of the lead.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 21, 2026

When play resumed, Korda had a three-stroke lead over South Korea's Amy Yang, who parred 17 and 18 on Sunday to seize second on 206 with a closing 69.

From Barron's ● Feb. 1, 2026

Failing to pick up a birdie on the par-five 12th, McIlroy parred 13 and 14 before a rollercoaster finish.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2024

He parred the 18th after birdieing the previous three holes.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 2, 2024

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From The Lay of Havelok the Dane by Unknown

McIlory remained steady, parring the final seven holes, but failed to gain ground.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 21, 2026

Kuchar and Villegas each shot 66, with the 45-year-old Kuchar parring the final four holes.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 5, 2023

After parring 15, he knocks in a 12-footer for birdie on No. 16 to take a three-shot lead with two holes to go.

From Golf Digest ● Mar. 29, 2020

When it was Spieth’s turn, he started slowly, making a birdie on the first hole but then parring the next three holes before making birdies at Nos.

From New York Times ● Jul. 19, 2015

He hit every fairway after that, picking up that crucial birdie at No. 14 and parring his way home.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 18, 2014