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The movie also hinges on a major twist that Warner Bros. worked to keep secret, making it challenging to discuss Cruise’s performance in full.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
She didn't want to give away too much about her performance, but confirmed it would feature tracks from her new studio album, Starrgirl, which was released in August.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
Musk holds a 48.4% equity stake in SpaceX, which represents approximately 6.42 billion shares across common stock, options and unvested performance awards, according to an August SEC filing.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
Kreiz’s departure came as investors grew increasingly impatient with the company’s strategy and wider performance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
It was a vintage Madisonian performance: utterly reasonable, flawlessly logical, disarmingly temperate.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
"You can really feel the warmth in Taiwanese society," said Feng Jing-heng, 70, who was in the crowd watching the military parade and dance performances.
From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2026
He understands how to use his innate magnetism to charm his way through even the silliest scripts, occasionally creating a dissonance between the film and his performances that makes even the duds memorable.
From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2026
To say that there’s an interesting ethical conflict at work in “Animals”—an imprecise title—is not to say that the performances aren’t phoned in.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Thirlwall also said she was "busy writing" a second album after a busy summer of festival performances, including slots at Reading and Leeds in August.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
Even if she got rich and famous and did command performances for Edward VII, like she said she would, she couldn’t ever live down the taint.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
Vocabulary lists containing performance
Academy Awards, List 6
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"Principles of Business," Vocabulary from Chapter 6
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