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Prediction markets could drive $35 billion in wagers, on par with the traditional sports betting industry.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
To be fair to Meta and Zuckerberg, NDAs and backroom deals are par for the course in the data center boom.
From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2026
They signed the Center for AI Safety letter warning their industry poses an “extinction risk” on par with nuclear war.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 4, 2026
That’s on par with industry trends: Gross margins are improving from 45% last year to a projected 53% for AI products this year, according to a recent survey by investment firm Iconiq.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
This seemed to me a mystery quite on a par with that of the yin-yang circle, but it did not last.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
"He was making a lot of pars and then obviously at the end Kurt did what he did and Adam posted and I started to make a couple birdies," McIlroy said.
From Barron's ● Feb. 23, 2026
He had three birdies and six pars on the back nine for a 68 in the second round to get to even par and was among 51 in the 72-player field to make the cut.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2026
Nine pars followed though before he finished bogey-double bogey.
From BBC ● Nov. 16, 2025
Volatility matters too—because of the format, a player who birdies half the holes and bogeys the other half can be more valuable than someone who cards 18 pars.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2025
Then he used his frontalis, pars lateralis, to raise the outer half of his eyebrows.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
When play resumed, Korda had a three-stroke lead over South Korea's Amy Yang, who parred 17 and 18 on Sunday to seize second on 206 with a closing 69.
From Barron's ● Feb. 1, 2026
DeChambeau, who started the day two back, parred the first hole to forge the tie.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2025
After bogeying the first hole, Kim parred the next five before back-to-back-to-back birdies at seven, eight and nine.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2024
He still bogeyed the hole, then parred his last two.
From Seattle Times ● May 3, 2024
Compare the past participles osed, 971, mixed, 2533, parred, 2439, gadred, 2577; reft, 1367, wend, 2138, hyd, 1059; told, 1036, sold, 1638, wrouth = wrout, 1352.
From The Lay of Havelok the Dane by Unknown
He had a solid start Sunday, parring the first and third holes, both par-fours, while birdieing the par-five second hole to move to six under for the tournament.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2022
Exhibit A: Jim Furyk After parring the 18th hole, Pampling was just hoping his score would get him into a playoff.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 22, 2021
After parring 15, he knocks in a 12-footer for birdie on No. 16 to take a three-shot lead with two holes to go.
From Golf Digest ● Mar. 29, 2020
“If you spare a lot, it’s like parring all the holes,” said Straub, summoning another golf analogy.
From New York Times ● Apr. 11, 2017
He hit every fairway after that, picking up that crucial birdie at No. 14 and parring his way home.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 18, 2014
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