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perform

[per-fawrm] / pərˈfɔrm /




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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

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

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

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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