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pairing

[pair-ing] / ˈpɛər ɪŋ /




NOUN
coupling
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The possibility of pairing Donald with Garrett — a two-time defensive player of the year — continues to intrigue both in and out of the Rams’ facility.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Writing about the fortifying effect of pairing oysters with cold white wine in “A Moveable Feast,” Ernest Hemingway declared, “I lost the empty feeling and began to be happy.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

The second was a matched cohort of 30,528 women, pairing each GLP-1 user with a nonuser who shared similar characteristics, including age, race, ethnicity, BMI, breast density, and diabetes status.

From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2026

You'd have had very long odds on Will Wand, previously only a Prem Rugby Cup regular, and the aforementioned Bailey as Leicester's first-choice centre pairing last September.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Many would later liken the pairing of Morrow and Halliday to that of Jobs and Wozniak or Lennon and McCartney.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline




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