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[pair] / pɛər /




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Stars in a very close binary can become tidally locked, meaning each star rotates on its axis at the same rate that the pair orbits one another.

From Science Daily Aug. 23, 2026

But by early 2020, growing tensions surfaced, with the pair quitting the UK and as working royals.

From Barron's Aug. 23, 2026

The pair keeps planning to hire—but then find they’re able to tackle yet another task with agents.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 22, 2026

The pair had been expected to meet in November in one of the biggest fights in British boxing history, but uncertainty over where the bout will take place has cast fresh doubt over the deal.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

I flipped back a few pages in the ledger, and my gaze fell on a pair of entries: four hundred dollars borrowed from the Chinese Benevolent Association and four hundred paid out.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

Early on Wednesday, Moderna and Merck surprised investors when the two companies announced that their experimental therapeutic vaccine, which pairs Moderna’s intismeran autogene with Merck’s Keytruda, helped prevent the recurrence of melanoma in certain patients.

From MarketWatch Aug. 19, 2026

On location, I have quite a few pairs.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

People line up and turn toward one another in pairs to salsa dance, then shift to breakdancing, spinning on their heads and flipping.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 17, 2026

Previously, newspapers have given away free pairs for major events and school children have been pictured gazing up at the Sun wearing them.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

While we waited, Fiona spun a rack of sunglasses, and the next thing I knew, we were trying on pairs together.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen

These are combined Olympic experiences — an event ticket paired with upgrades in access and perks, designed by LA28’s official hospitality provider On Location.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 20, 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

The dishes themselves are constantly changing—past offerings have included a reimagined s’more made from an aerated dark-chocolate rock with graham-cracker ganache and burnt meringue, which was paired with strawberry amaro milk.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

Using that approach and techniques developed during their 2023 research, Belk and her colleagues compared immune cells from paired blood and brain samples.

From Science Daily Aug. 14, 2026

Ms. Platt had never paired me up with a new student before.

From "Maybe He Just Likes You" by Barbara Dee

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

From Slate Aug. 22, 2026

It hasn’t been the nightmare pairing so many predicted — at least not for opponents.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 17, 2026

But she also noted that Gen Z was pairing them with running shorts, or otherwise finding new ways to wear them.

From MarketWatch Aug. 15, 2026

Araujo found his playing time limited under Barca manager Hansi Flick, who arrived in May 2024, as Spaniards Gerard Martin and Pau Cubarsi became the club's preferred central defensive pairing.

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

Their pairing was watched and monitored for three years, after which they could apply for a child, if they wished.

From "Son" by Lois Lowry




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