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pair

[pair] / pɛər /




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Performing regularly on his variety show introduced her to an audience of millions, and the pair pumped out popular duet albums.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 29, 2026

The pair will fight for the vacant IBF heavyweight title at London's O2 Arena, with Itauma bidding to become the second-youngest heavyweight champion in history.

From BBC Aug. 28, 2026

During Thursday's hearing, defence lawyers said the pair had complied with the terms of their release while they battled the UK charges and another case in Romania.

From BBC Aug. 28, 2026

The pair had publicly shared their relationship in TV specials that aired on VH1’s “Inside Out: Leah Remini” and on Remini’s TLC series, “It’s All Relative,” which aired for two seasons.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 27, 2026

There was a first-rate shirt, a pair of trousers that looked brand-new, knitted socks, and storebought suspenders that must have been bought out of Aunt Pretty’s pin money.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney

To combat high dropout rates, the Foundation devised a buddy plan that incentivized children to stay in school by paying pairs of students $500 each if they graduated.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 29, 2026

The markers were engraved with butterflies, with pairs of butterfly-shaped flower arrangements next to the graves along with bouquets containing a mix of white and purple roses, daisies and carnations.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

The nail-biting finale saw the two pairs jumping on an extraction plane from a beach in north Wales, narrowly escaping the hunters.

From BBC Aug. 28, 2026

Following the same standardized method, 1,000 volunteers buried more than 2,000 pairs of cotton underwear and 12,000 tea bags at roughly 1,000 sites across Switzerland.

From Science Daily Aug. 28, 2026

I put on my long underwear, two pairs of wool socks, and then my work pants as my last layer.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

It also marked a reunion for Dowden and Brian Conley, who were paired together on the BBC One dance programme in 2017.

From BBC Aug. 28, 2026

Then, Grossman was paired with Zoe Wohlfeld and instructed to imitate boiling milk.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 26, 2026

The owners’ proposal, issued in May, is for a cap of $245.3 million per team, paired with a payroll floor of $171.2 million.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

He was later released on a $5,000 bond, which paired with the $1,000 bond he was already out on for a harassment charge he incurred in Montgomery County on Nov. 18, 2025.

From Slate Aug. 20, 2026

“But you are required to. All around you, that group is being paired with good things. You open the newspaper and you turn on the television, and you can’t escape it.”

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

Clarke says the effect can be made even cosier by pairing lighting with soft furnishings, such as floor-to-ceiling curtains and scatter cushions in different colours and patterns.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

The team focused on improving quality and pairing down some assortment to tidy stores, said this person.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 23, 2026

DPC providers often recommend pairing membership with a high-deductible health plan that has a lower monthly premium.

From Slate Aug. 22, 2026

Executives had found an unexpected pairing that works: Inviting people to the theme park — a place many associate with childhood and simpler times — to experience the music they grew up listening to.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

Even more exciting, this type of double helix suggested a replication scheme much more satisfactory than my briefly considered like-with-like pairing.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson




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