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[per-fawrm] / pərˈfɔrm /




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The maker of Wegovy and Ozempic, Novo Nordisk, has launched legal action accusing its arch rival Eli Lilly of false advertising in suggesting its weight-loss drugs perform better.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

Following her was fellow queen Kochina Rude who came out dressed as Pee-wee Herman to perform the Germs’ “Lexicon Devil” before stage-diving into the crowd.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

Meanwhile pop music giants Madonna, BTS, Shakira and Justin Bieber were among the acts to perform in the World Cup final half-time show, which extended the usual 15-minute half-time break to 27 minutes 22 seconds.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

“Even though it might not be 100% mature right now, once it truly matures and stabilizes, it’s quite possible it could perform even better than humans,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

Below are some basic accompaniment patterns on the xylophone or metallophone that students should be able to perform easily.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

Bruno Mars performs on stage at Wembley stadium with his backing band 'The Hooligans'

From BBC Jul. 19, 2026

The 2.8-trillion-parameter open-weight model performs comparably to Anthropic’s Fable 5 and OpenAI’s GPT-5.6 Sol and is at an advantage due to its cheaper price, Jefferies analyst Matt Ma said in a Friday note.

From MarketWatch Jul. 17, 2026

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

As we talk, he is walking a circular route around the classroom, straightening and fluffing the upholstery on the couches and chairs, a ritual he performs numerous times a day, always in a clockwise direction.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove

The findings show that the antibody performed as the researchers intended.

From Science Daily Jul. 21, 2026

And that’s why soccer teaches we must continue no matter how bad our team performed, no matter how terrible things get or how hopeless life seems.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

The system performed substantially better than conventional polygenic risk scores.

From Science Daily Jul. 19, 2026

To address this, the BEA is switching to a more complicated method that involves comparing financial firms’ income with the amount of work performed in the industry.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 19, 2026

A New York medical school professor performed an experiment to track the bullet's probable path.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow

Shareholders in U.S. and Australian publicly traded companies can challenge poorly performing management through shareholder meetings and via activist investors who increase shareholder value by ousting directors and executives.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

He is now in an induced coma with a machine performing the usual function of the heart.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

One can only assume he’s made a deal with the devil that he’ll never stop performing.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

“As pressure builds, crews will again perform targeted leak checks to confirm every section of pipe, both new and existing, is stable and performing as expected,” the utility department said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

The deal was that if this thing would go away, I'd repay the world by performing some unexpected act of kindness.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris




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