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[pair] / pɛər /




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He went back near the galley where he wouldn’t bother his seatmates and called his mom, asking her to grab a replacement pair.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

One electron then pairs with another to create a Cooper pair.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026

Tuchel has praised Bournemouth midfielder Alex Scott, who took turns with Myles Lewis-Skelly to pair with Elliot Anderson in the heart of midfield in Declan Rice's absence.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

The pair were honoured "for the discovery of non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis", the jury said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

Then, just past the stream, Buzz and the boys saw a pair of ash-covered socks hanging from a tree.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone

These materials do not fit the assumptions behind BCS theory, even though their electrons still form Cooper pairs and condense.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026

Germany boss Jurgen Klopp named virtually two separate squads for his side's two pairs of games, while Ukraine made 10 changes between their first two games and then nine for their defeat by Northern Ireland.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

The company is offering new designs that mimic its coveted vintage pairs, like the 517 jeans featured in “Love Story,” the hit show chronicling the romance between John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette Kennedy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

This Oktoberfest she has handed out more than 100 pairs, she says: "I want to do everything I can to make people feel secure."

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

Inside the small closet behind the two empty beds hangs two pairs of black pants, two neatly pressed white blouses, and polished black shoes.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston

Their experiments show that Cooper pairs, the paired electrons that make superconductivity possible, can arrange themselves into uneven patterns even when the material is no longer in its main superconducting state.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026

That is paired with down-sloping winds and uncharacteristically warm ocean temperatures driven in part by El Niño that has reduced Southern California’s sea breeze, frequently known as its natural air conditioning.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026

"This should be an easier sell to licence fee payers if expanding the base is paired with a drop in the individual cost."

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

The results became particularly notable when CS18 was paired with cancer drugs that are already in use.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026

We paired each teen with a female mentor who would foster a personal relationship with her, sharing her resources and her life story.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

The professional ballroom dancer also slammed rumors that she was at all dissatisfied with her celebrity pairing alongside 55-year-old Rodriguez, the talk show sidekick to Jimmy Kimmel on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

The pairing of a promising new drug with Zepbound was highly effective in a mid-stage clinical trial but also led to more side effects than expected, Lilly announced Wednesday.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

"I'm just over the moon. I'm so, so happy," she said after the pairing, while Kuzmin added that he had "tears of joy" in his eyes.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

Starting Monday, Carney hosts an investment summit that officials have likened to a matchmaking exercise, pairing companies pitching projects with some of the world’s top asset managers responsible for investing over $100 trillion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 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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