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preform

[pree-fawrm, pree-fawrm] / ˈpriˈfɔrm, ˈpriˌfɔrm /




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“While overall supply is sufficient, constraints in preform capacity are tightening availability of high-spec fiber and supporting pricing,” they say.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026

The jointed arms with surgical instruments at the end are used to preform keyhole surgery, and are moved by a surgeon who controls them via a computer.

From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2022

The autopsies are part of a new initiative through Kaepernick's Know Your Rights Camp and will collaborate with pathologists who are board certified and preform autopsies, according to KTVU.

From Fox News ● Feb. 23, 2022

A source told the Washington Times that noted foot specialist Dr. Robert Anderson will preform the surgery.

From Washington Times ● Jan. 10, 2018

She has tested the wanderer, Alcinous can now preform the ceremonies.

From Homer's Odyssey A Commentary by Denton Jaques Snider

Glass preforms are heated until their structure becomes loose enough to be drawn into extremely thin fibers.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 22, 2026

These preforms, which look like plastic test tubes, are sold to brands and bottle manufacturers to be shaped into plastic bottles of the desired shape and size.

From BBC ● Apr. 2, 2026

Still, it must be exhausting to be Tom Cruise, who famously preforms his own stunts.

From New York Times ● Jul. 11, 2023

The state officials say that these "preforms," which are designed to be expanded with heat and pressure into 2-liter soda bottles, don't fit the racks used in laboratory analysis of test samples.

From Salon ● Jun. 21, 2020

The hymn has permeated the tune, and, without forgetting its own words, the Scotch melody preforms both a social and religious mission.

From The Story of the Hymns and Tunes by Theron Brown




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