pair
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A pair of OGs still competing in a young man’s game, the two traded compliments before parting: “Jay-Z is a killer,” said Scarface, whom Jay-Z hailed as “one of the best writers of any genre.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026
The pair took part in a final televised debate on Friday, during which they mostly focused on policy proposals after a first debate that quickly deteriorated into a barrage of insults.
From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026
But one set of equipment reigns over everything: a pair of 1976 Klipschorns.
From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2026
Sharon and Dave Swift, a pair of retired Saints season-ticket holders, never once considered skipping the trip.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
A rough pair of hands pulled me up.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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Fielder shrewdly pairs the recreation with footage of Seyfried reading the script for the first time, intercutting between the two.
From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026
Meanwhile on the Calf of Man, controlling rats - referred to locally as "longtails" to avoid bad luck - has helped the Manx shearwater recover to about 1,500 breeding pairs.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026
The visualization resembles the twisting shape of a multicolored protein, with the narrative moving across a grid based on four contrasting pairs: dangerous/safe, weak/powerful, gentle/aggressive, and bad/good.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026
Deckers’ strategy is to spend more on marketing and creating new shoe styles, rather than discounting its existing pairs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
That is two additional pairs of rabbits: five in all.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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The test was a hacking challenge in which its LLM was paired with a program that suggests strategies and provides software tools, without human supervision.
From Slate ● Oct. 25, 2026
Willis and Widdicombe have been paired on the live shows, where he is tasked with injecting humour into the moments before and after each dance - with mixed results, say critics.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
The researchers found that isosteviol, a sweetener used in the food and beverage industry, strongly inhibited two important gut bacteria when paired with the antidepressant duloxetine.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026
“At the same time, emotional expression needs to be paired with responsibility—children should learn that having strong emotions is okay, but hurting others or violating someone’s boundaries is not.”
From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2026
At last Mr. Armin called a halt, and he and Nick paired off.
From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood
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Baseball will argue that this discount World Series pairing is anomalous.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
At first glance, they would seem like an odd pairing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
As for selection, McDermott chose a central pairing of Harry Smith and captain George Williams.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 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
Once again, the pairing of bases is used to build the gene back.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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Common Core Grade 5, List 7
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