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Novelty politician Count Binface has announced plans to perform a one-off show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
"This means that although the body may have the vitamin stored in fat, it isn't freely available in the blood to perform vital functions in other organs and systems," he says.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026
If the manager built its track record on a small asset base, why do you believe it can continue to perform well as it gets bigger?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
The stock declines have made software companies attractive opportunities for private-equity firms looking to acquire assets at a discount, perform strategic business overhauls and then exit at a markup.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
“I can perform the diagnosis meeting. If he’s diagnosed, who do you want to perform his N’daa?”
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
Understanding exactly how the human brain performs reasoning remains an open area of research.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026
Outside, Alicante performs the same trick on a larger scale.
From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026
It’s that my body sometimes performs similar, involuntarily reactions in both cases.
From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2026
“We’re not asking for the moon,” said Courtney Griffith, a 28-year-old who performs at Disney parades and shows, including “Fantasmic!”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
In 1925, Dr. Henry Souttar performs a successful heart operation on a young girl and saves her life.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
Lower-priced categories, which sell in higher volumes, have performed poorly.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Ian said Derry performed for the last time in May at a show in Frome, and he had still been "making jokes" when the pair were texting a few weeks ago.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
You mention filing a form to note that the bonus was for work performed in 2025.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
US and Mexican armed forces performed exercises Thursday along the border near the cities of El Paso and Ciudad Juarez.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
These modes are easily performed on the xylophone and beautiful and interesting in their construction.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
The two met at dancing class, where Fava was one of Iannotta's pupils, and started performing outdoors regularly in the summer since, as Iannotta puts it, they both "hate sitting around at home".
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
"Now the reality is we have shown their capacity, but they have to keep being consistent, demanding and keep performing at the level they were."
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
Importantly, the researchers identified examples in which bacteria and archaea appear to have independently developed different enzymes capable of performing the same essential metabolic task.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 2026
The artist spoke to The Times about the honor of performing at KCON, as the convention is a big moment for the Korean community around the world.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
In Auburn’s circles, spirits began performing all kinds of miracles, from flipping hats and playing the harp to suggesting appropriate medicines for sick relatives.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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