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[per-fawrm] / pərˈfɔrm /




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Higher-quality cyclicals could perform solidly even if the economy goes into recession.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

Barclays on Thursday said it’s cutting 5,000 jobs — about 5% of its workforce, as the bank relies on artificial intelligence to perform back-office tasks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

Researchers found that this extra early education helped children perform better years later.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

Barclays on Thursday said it’s cutting 5,000 jobs, about 5% of its workforce, as the bank relies on artificial intelligence to perform back-office tasks.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026

Maybe perform in productions of Giselle or Coppelia or Don Quixote.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day

He also gives advice on appearing masculine and performs stunts to shock followers.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

It needs an alternative that performs enough of its work reliably and economically to make shifting orders a realistic option.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 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

Further studies will be needed to determine how well it performs across different populations, eating patterns, and microbiome compositions.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

“Mirror neurons fire both when one performs an action and when one sees another person performing that action. They allow us to imitate behavior.”

From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth

The US anthem is played or performed at the start of most professional sports games.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

The audiovisual industry represents 2.2 percent of the Madrid region's annual economic output, with 2,100 shoots performed there in 2025, according to authorities.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

Compared with untreated mice, animals receiving the antibody retained roughly 40% more tissue in brain regions involved in memory and performed better on a memory test.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026

Athene told the Journal the annuity performed exceptionally well and called the stock comparison misleading.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026

She loved music and had talent, and she played the piano, sang, and performed, in school and at home.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

I’m a big Rams fan, so I was at the Super Bowl there, and then I saw Paul McCartney there, so just performing there was dope, man.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

A Blue Owl spokesman said software remains one of its strongest performing segments and said liquidity has never been an issue.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

Someone performing modified push-ups might advance to the standard movement, while another participant might increase the height of the stepper.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026

The singer, whose real name is Uzoechi Emenike, said he had been "really looking forward" to performing his new album but had "no interest in doing this tour if I can't do it right".

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

God forbid that we falter or recoil from performing our solemn duty.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson


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