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That makes perfect sense, and it connects with a favorite exercise of mine: Every week — ideally, every day — I listen to a full album from beginning to end.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
Giving evidence in Gallacher's defence, a fellow teacher described him as "the perfect teacher".
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
“There are so many social-media spots here perfect for taking photos,” said Dong.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
Roki Sasaki — continuing to log innings in relief in preparation for his postseason role — threw a perfect eighth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026
Not being noticed was perfect for a superhero.
From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott
As “Maddie’s Secret” continues, and the titular Maddie falls deeper into the grasp of her titular secret, Early perfects that push and pull.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
The avatar perfects the theater, showing up with scripted answers.
From MarketWatch ● May 6, 2026
Just as a chef perfects a dish by experimenting with flavors and textures, the researchers used an iterative process, testing variations to find the ideal structure for the ionizable lipid.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 22, 2024
"Stephenson perfects the idea of a railway, from start to finish," said Snow.
From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2024
"He unites, supports, preserves, and perfects the world."
From The Christ Of Paul Or, The Enigmas of Christianity by George Reber
X factor: It’s uniquely cool to be wielding weapons with so much history, whose use has been perfected over thousands of years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
After I lost my longtime gig, I decided to launch my own private computer course, based on strategies I’d perfected for decades.
From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026
How AQR perfected tax-loss harvesting to help the rich get richer.
From Slate ● Aug. 8, 2026
When Jamie Overton perfected his wide yorker, Brook simply reached across and audaciously sliced it over deep third for six.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
I perfected Lulu after watching the film To Sir, with Love five times, then briefly tried on Diana Rigg from a television show called The Avengers.
From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins
The road to perfecting her self-taught craft was studded with trial, error and copious online video tips.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
That’s where Messi learned to marry his individual brilliance with the Dutch-infused, team-first style that Barcelona had been perfecting for nearly three decades.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
Hunched over sizzling grills and shrouded in smoke, trainees at the Yueyang Barbecue Academy in southern China roast skewer after skewer of succulent beef tendon, perfecting the skills that could land them a restaurant job.
From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026
Here in the United States, Mikel Arteta's dedication to perfecting Arsenal's routines is an approach England head coach Tuchel is looking to replicate.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026
Alexander Graham Bell, famous for inventing the telephone five years earlier, suggested using induction balance, with which he had worked while perfecting his invention.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
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Preamble to the U.S. Constitution (1787)
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