- present participle of pair.
pairing
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On November 15 and 16, Mars and Jupiter will create an eye-catching pairing in the southeastern sky.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026
The Frenchman has formed a formidable pairing with Gabriel Magalhaes as part of the Gunners' well-drilled backline that conceded just 27 league goals last season as they lifted the Premier League title.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
At first glance, they would seem like an odd pairing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
Baseball will argue that this discount World Series pairing is anomalous.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
It was pretty chocolaty, but I could imagine pairing it with peanut butter.
From "From the Desk of Zoe Washington" by Janae Marks
Note: City Section playoff pairings will be released Saturday afternoon and Southern Section playoff pairings on Sunday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026
Carson High, the defending City Section football champion, received the No. 1 seed for the Open Division when the playoff pairings were announced on Saturday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026
Mixed-genet pairings resulted in the corals deploying stinging cells, a hostile response that can be likened to organ rejection in humans.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
Many of the pairings, including Serena Williams and Carlos Alcaraz, had never played alongside each other.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
With digraphs, your best hope is to chart the frequency of the pairings and use that to guess what each might represent.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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