perform
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So, inevitably I’m convinced I can perform pretty much any task better than she, and figure I can best educate Caroline through my example.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026
But every time I wake my phone to perform one of these little tasks, I’m also opening the door to everything else it contains: emails, notifications, messages I wasn’t planning to answer over lunch.
From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026
Zeynep hopes the group will one day be able to perform freely in Turkey.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
In effect, exercise helps muscles perform an important internal cleanup, making it easier for them to maintain healthy tissue and recover from damage.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
This will reduce the anxiety of having to perform an 8-beat improvisation in front of the group.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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A chip that performs well on selected tasks is useful, but its negotiating value depends on how much spending Microsoft can realistically redirect.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
The AI tool won’t provide its own scoring or assessments on how a candidate performs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
“A conventional data center ordinarily performs an entirely different function,” she wrote, arguing data centers aren’t in play.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
During sleep, the brain performs essential maintenance functions, including strengthening memories and removing waste products that accumulate during waking hours.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026
He found out that the returning bee performs a wonderful “waggle dance” that tells the others exactly where to go.
From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall
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Importantly, these abnormalities were associated with how quickly cognitive abilities declined, rather than how well someone performed on cognitive tests at a particular age.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026
The sleek white sports car drove upside down, thrust itself into the air and performed a flip over a lineup of other Tesla vehicles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
Harry Styles performed an unreleased song he wrote for his former One Direction bandmate Liam Payne.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
Where the worry has materialized is over his support with Black voters, among whom Abdul El-Sayed performed poorly in the primary.
From Slate ● Oct. 17, 2026
Alf explained her question to the others, who performed their answer as a charade.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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How could a team with a seemingly good coach and a strong squad of players be performing like a pub team?
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is performing even better than scientists anticipated after engineers completed an extensive series of tests and precision adjustments.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026
Neurologists have warned the singer, however, about the risks involved in performing, including that the lighting and sound can cause stress in the body.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
At its event in Texas, the company showed a Roadster performing a few aerial feats, including leaping over several other Tesla vehicles.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
Unlike Torak, who’d been nervous about performing so important a rite, Wolf had seemed unimpressed: merely impatient for it to be over.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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