serve
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Rybakina won the first set despite her serve, one of her biggest weapons, misfiring.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
What purpose does it serve for a sportswriter with a dubious history of predictions to go out on a limb and make yet another useless, grand statement?
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
In Magaluf, a beach town popular among Brits, restaurants serve full English breakfasts and yorkshire pudding.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
Tiny packets of mechanical vibration called phonons can then serve as carriers that move information between qubit nodes.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 12, 2026
“How may I serve you?” it asked the princess.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
She landed only 27% of her first serves during the opener, but still won 22 of 30 points behind her serve and did not face a break point as she took the lead.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
By the blessing of God, American Muslims will continue working to ensure that the democracy the American flag represents serves everyone.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
He also serves on the board of Canadian pipeline operator TC Energy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
“Bunker’s” issue isn’t its politics so much as how to present them: In unwieldily combining satire, family drama and finally thriller, it ill serves all three.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
His choices of plays have challenged his students, the school, and the still socially conservative community it serves.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
Both Narenthiran and Doshi served part of their sentences at HMP Exeter.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
Drs. Shapiro and Lo Sicco have in the past served as study investigators for hair loss drugs and devices manufactured by Pfizer and Regen Labs.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026
It has been 10 years since Nick Curtola, the executive chef and partner at the Four Horsemen in Brooklyn, N.Y., started serving lunch Friday through Sunday at the restaurant—another that has never served brunch.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
D’Amelio most recently served as chief innovation officer for the New York Liberty, where he worked across basketball operations, health and performance, analytics and applied sciences.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
We are served cheese and eggs and bread and sweet cakes, made with walnuts and honey.
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
“You’re not serving pancake batter on a Friday or a Monday, so you have excess waste,” Reitz said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
It has been 10 years since Nick Curtola, the executive chef and partner at the Four Horsemen in Brooklyn, N.Y., started serving lunch Friday through Sunday at the restaurant—another that has never served brunch.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
Amsler spent the previous 22 seasons with the Heat, most recently serving as vice president of player personnel and the general manager of G League affiliate Sioux Falls Skyforce.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
The 61-year-old is currently serving more than five years in HMP Dumfries for stealing more than £400,000 from the SNP.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
Mom playfully snatched the bowl and scooped a healthy serving.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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