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perform

[per-fawrm] / pərˈfɔrm /




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Families perform a seven to nine-day ritual of bathing and offering cool water and neem leaves to the local disease goddess.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

Through his cellmate, Gershkovich learned the rules of Russian prison life, including how to perform various bodily functions in the cramped cell and how to comport himself with other inmates to stay safe.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

Bernstein cuts its recommendation on Eurofins stock to market perform from outperform, and trims its target price to 73.90 euros from 77.20 euros.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Even though only small quantities of blood were available, researchers were able to perform additional analyses and extract more scientific information from the existing studies.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026

Professionals perform effectively in teams and communicate effectively to individuals and groups through various means.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

Part of that security comes from the way the detector physically performs its calculations.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

Muse is meant as something different: a robot that performs tasks for you across the internet.

From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026

Styles' music played in the shops and staff wore ties to "dress up" like the artist, who often performs wearing the accessory.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

The single came from an LP called “Mellow Gold,” but Beck—he generally performs under his first name only—released three LPs that year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

The man on the stage, a slick-haired, bearded fellow whose white gloves move like birds against the black of his suit, performs simple tricks and sleight-of-hand misdirections.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

He also vows more accountability when it comes to ensuring that all payments overseen by the controller’s office are cross-referenced to ensure that the work was performed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Before listing the worst- and best-performing stocks for September, here is a look at how the 11 sectors of the S&P 500 have performed, along with weighted forward price-to-earnings ratios:

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

Participants in the exercise program performed both resistance and aerobic training three times per week.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026

Luis Binks defended well on his debut and Stephen Welsh came on after the red card and performed admirably again.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

Beowulf did the same, and Cassiopeia performed a ballerina twirl on tiptoes.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

“They’re primarily insectivorous here in the United States, and so they’re just going out to eat, and they’re performing this vital function for us,” Curtis said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

A return to industrial musicals in the age of A.I. didn’t strike me as a solution for all the woes afflicting the performing arts, from pricey tickets to the increasingly blatant corporatization of the arts.

From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2026

England national selector Marcus North said: "Mason Crane has been performing consistently for Glamorgan across both formats during the summer. He's an experienced, high-class leg-spinner who thoroughly deserves another opportunity at international level."

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

The team also intends to develop on-chip photonic quantum circuits capable of performing entangled measurements, potentially making the technology more compact and easier to integrate into future quantum systems.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 29, 2026

Penelope agreed, but even in performing this happy task, a note of melancholy crept in.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood




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