perform
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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
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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
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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
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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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