perform
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On Saturday, Smith will perform at the historic Orpheum Theatre in downtown L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026
In 1978, she was invited by Porter Wagoner, the man who introduced Dolly Parton to the world, to perform at the Grand Ole Opry, Nashville's legendary home of country music.
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026
Are there really not 30 to 40 people on the planet who can serviceably perform the role at a professional level?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026
He downgraded the stock to market perform from outperform in a Thursday note.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 12, 2026
When are you to be married, and where, and who is to perform the ceremony, and what are you to wear, and is it to be a public or a private wedding?
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
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“I’m collecting fears,” the man says, as a singer nearby performs a Gothic rendition of Soundgarden’s “Black Hole Sun.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026
When introduced during production, it performs two important tasks.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026
Many are waiting to see how Anthropic performs before taking any big steps.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
Akhil Indurti, a software engineer who also performs musical improv at the Upright Citizens Brigade, won October’s shirt.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026
The brunette from earlier, Becky, is called to the stage and she performs Otis Redding’s “Try a Little Tenderness.”
From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera
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Here’s a similar chart showing how stocks have performed during periods during which the federal-funds rate has been higher or lower than the current target range of 3.75% to 4%.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 13, 2026
And Dogstar - the band formed by actor Keanu Reeves - performed in 2026.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026
Before his diagnosis, Biden’s last known prostate-cancer blood-screening test was performed in 2014, a spokeswoman for the former president said at the time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026
Walking, step aerobics, and standard resistance workouts performed in the gym were less effective at stimulating the measured indicators of bone formation.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 12, 2026
A gleaming jet-black top-of-the-line Jaguar coupe performed a tread-melting illegal U-turn, much to the horror of the cab coming head-on.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
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This week, it was announced that she’ll be performing back-to-back Sundays at Coachella next year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026
A beloved national figure, he toured the country performing this idealized version of himself to adulatory audiences.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026
This suggests that their difficulties may involve not only performing calculations but also deciding how to approach a problem in the first place.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 12, 2026
Cafe Continental in Stalybridge found itself feeding Stevie Wonder, his band and entourage after the singer's sold-out gig performing his classic album Songs In The Key Of Life at the Co-op Live in Manchester.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026
But he also described machines for pumping water, sawing wood and performing other industrial tasks.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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