performance
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"I suspect that no-one who was present on that night in 1986 could possibly forget your performance of I'm Still Standing," King Charles said.
From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2026
He put on a performance worthy of a comeback story.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2026
In Strasbourg, France, the Chinese Consulate attempted unsuccessfully to pressure a local theater into canceling a performance of This Is Not an Embassy, a play about Taiwan’s complicated diplomatic status.
From Slate ● Nov. 14, 2026
In discussing his unsteady debate performance, Biden writes that it came after extensive travel and that he felt “awful—so bad I was tested for Covid. The result came back negative.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2026
My butterflies have been flapping about all day in anticipation of seeing him, like they’ve been rehearsing for a performance of The Nutcracker.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
How have these big performances, like 82 World or headlining at BMO Stadium, helped you grow as performers?
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026
After man-of-the-match performances in Northampton's run to the Prem title, the 21-year-old will get a chance to press his claim to a Test starting spot.
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026
Their performances have a bright bloom that makes us feel the firmness of the bond between them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026
He also delivered top-tier performances as Doc Holliday in "Doc" from 1971, "The New Centurions" and "The Long Riders."
From Barron's ● Nov. 11, 2026
Over the six months of the fair an average of twelve thousand people would attend each of Cody’s 318 performances, for a total attendance of nearly four million.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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Academy Awards, List 6
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