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perform

[per-fawrm] / pərˈfɔrm /




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One reason is that the funds continue to perform well.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

Yet the wings that carry it across vast distances must also perform a very different task: helping the bird catch insects while flying slowly and making sharp turns.

From Science Daily ● 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

Despite their hopes to perform on British and American stages, they're keen to retain their Turkish identity.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

When are you to be married, and where, and who is to perform the ceremony, and what are you to wear, and is it to be a public or a private wedding?

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker

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

“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

According to Meta, the new model performs better than OpenAI’s Astra and Anthropic’s Fable in tests.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

The brunette from earlier, Becky, is called to the stage and she performs Otis Redding’s “Try a Little Tenderness.”

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera

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

Turkish pop star Tarkan previously performed at Wembley Arena in 2008.

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

Certainly, there are few genres of music that are performed equally across the board.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

But offshore sanctuaries have yet to be proven a successful solution for retiring performing whales.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 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

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

They also said programming spanning fashion, film, food, music, performing and visual art, will be announced in 2027.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

“August’s on his way. The bull’s performing tonight.”

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen


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