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perform

[per-fawrm] / pərˈfɔrm /




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"In a democracy, a judge must be able to perform their duty without fear or favour."

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

As the resident orchestra the Vienna Philharmonic will also perform five concert programs, conducted by Gustavo Dudamel, Tugan Sokhiev, Riccardo Muti, Christian Thielemann and Andris Nelsons.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 12, 2026

Unlike Starship, the RLV C5 booster would not perform a powered vertical landing.

From Science Daily Jul. 11, 2026

For years, vacancies rendered the agency unable to perform major parts of its work, contributing to long delays in updating voting-system guidance.

From Salon Jul. 11, 2026

Melissa and Todd got to perform their number—without any frogs this time.

From "Hopping Mad (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #4)" by Franklin W. Dixon

Bob Baker Marionette Theater performs at the River Solstice Festival, clockwise from top left.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 2026

Here, Madonna takes the listener through a pivotal moment in her early career, as she dances, performs and hustles at the famous New York club where she eventually broke through.

From Salon Jul. 8, 2026

Alongside the war’s effects, developments on the AI frontier will determine how the global economy performs in the years ahead, the IMF said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

The newly identified defense relies on a protein that closely resembles one of the most important antiviral proteins in humans, yet performs the opposite function while still being essential for protecting the animal from infection.

From Science Daily Jun. 30, 2026

Once a clock has started, it performs its tasks automatically, but it cannot regulate itself.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

With Argentina, England, France and Spain just two games from glory, we compare how the four semi-finalists have performed so far to get an idea of who could lift the World Cup this weekend.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

The team also found that the more the car sorting task was "offloaded" from the prefrontal cortex, the better participants performed a second task at the same time.

From Science Daily Jul. 12, 2026

The Rolling Stones’ frontman is still very much alive, despite having performed that song in concert hundreds of times since then, most recently in 2024 during the band’s “Hackney Diamonds” tour.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

“Once we are in a situation that we’re not happy with the way it’s performed, we’re gonna make them come get it,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

Back in my hometown, slaughter had been something performed in yards or in the fields.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

Thai indie band Thotsakan was performing at a packed bar in Bangkok on Sunday when band manager Ice Athipat Wijarn, seated off stage, saw smoke emerging from behind the keyboardist.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

Afterward, Belgium celebrated in its dressing room by performing a version of Trump’s signature dance and singing “YMCA” before packing for the quarterfinals.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 12, 2026

I’m glad to hear that the batteries are performing better than expected.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 12, 2026

By performing repeated brain scans, the researchers tracked how the brain changed throughout the study.

From Science Daily Jul. 11, 2026

There’s a marching band of two performing in the living room, but they’re far too occupied by their noisemakers to play with us.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller




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