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While 70% of 2024-25 Year 6 leavers nationally could on average perform a safe self-rescue, only half of children from schools with the highest level of free meal eligibility could do so.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
Solid oxide cells move oxygen ions through a solid material to perform two different functions.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026
ISAs are the language through which software tells a chip’s processor what to do, such as perform calculations, move data or execute commands in a program.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
He also said he enjoyed returning to perform in Cardiff because it had a "really good vibe".
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
“The spell I shall perform tonight requires it. A fitting end, wouldn’t you say?”
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
It’s that my body sometimes performs similar, involuntarily reactions in both cases.
From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2026
The new metacrystal performs the sorting process on its own.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026
Inspired by the show, he sought out a wrestling school and began training, and now the 23-year-old performs weekly in the ring on WWE's developmental show NXT on Netflix.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
The cast performs with magic wands in “Harry Potter: A Hogwarts Express Adventure.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
"Show us how a real champ performs the Heimlich maneuver."
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
But “these early effects rapidly dissipated in elementary school,” the study found, and participants performed no better academically by third grade.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
This was a one-man show performed in two costumes.
From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2026
Bocelli performed for Leicester fans at the King Power Stadium when the team won the Premier League title in 2016.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Thomas performed the bit, committed to it and was persuaded by his producer and fellow comedian, Tim Robinson, to keep the joke in the final cut.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
Alf explained her question to the others, who performed their answer as a charade.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
“We’re performing significantly better than our competition,” said Josh D’Amaro, Disney chief executive.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
However, Phillips said she would continue performing in smaller projects, including a production with Michael Sheen's Welsh National Theatre next year.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
Its current incarnation is a student in a big red bear costume performing at sporting games.
From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2026
“What I learned about pro wrestlers, who are incredibly generous and loving people, is that they are all hurt, all the time. They’re all performing through pain,” he notes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
The Executive Order prohibits U.S. persons from performing any contract in support of a commercial project in Yugoslavia, as well as from exporting services to Yugoslavia.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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