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perform

[per-fawrm] / pərˈfɔrm /




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In these cases, as in others, the government can only perform more services by levying more taxes, which further increases paperwork.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 2026

Australian artist Delta Goodrem will perform a homage to Scotland at the closing ceremony 20 years after she sang in Melbourne 2006.

From BBC Aug. 1, 2026

The hydrated material stored far more charge, charged much faster, and continued to perform reliably for more than 400 charge cycles.

From Science Daily Aug. 1, 2026

Immigration consultants are not attorneys, but can be licensed by California to perform certain functions, like filling out immigration forms.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2026

The unusual time of morning to perform the exhumation was selected to thwart possible newsmen and curiosity-seekers from ogling the corpse and possibly taking photographs.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

Scientists at the University of Surrey have found that a sodium-based battery material performs much better when its natural water content is left in place.

From Science Daily Aug. 1, 2026

The complaint performs the same sleight of hand with basic cable, claiming that the companies’ combined networks will have market power over distributors.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

The company said the new model performs close to Fable 5 across many tasks despite the lower cost.

From Barron's Jul. 24, 2026

Investigators soon determined that the Tesla was registered to David Anthony Burke, 21, a singer who performs under the stage name D4vd.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 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

A second release, timed for that day, is unlikely because of how badly SpaceX’s stock has performed in July.

From MarketWatch Aug. 3, 2026

Recovery time for a similar surgery performed the old-fashioned way is two to three months, but he was back on the mound in a game just a month later.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 2, 2026

But Nyong’o’s Helen, admirably performed though it was, contained few of the metatextual implications of Nolan’s other casting choices.

From Salon Aug. 2, 2026

Research has shown that it can be a time-efficient way to reduce overall body fat and visceral fat compared with continuous exercise performed at a moderate intensity.

From Science Daily Aug. 2, 2026

Hand-clapping songs, circle games and dances in which narrative movements are used were performed and elaborated on generation after generation by children and youngsters.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

Strategists at the bank see non-U.S. shares performing well in the second half of the year and prefer semiconductor stocks to hyperscalers.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

The band said police detained them after the show, and that an investigation led to the band being forbidden from performing in the country.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 3, 2026

“Everything is free now, that’s what they say. Everything I’ve ever done, gonna give it away,” she sings, before immediately shifting toward plans to make money elsewhere so that she can keep performing.

From Salon Aug. 3, 2026

These are the best and the worst performing stocks in the index for the month.

From Barron's Aug. 1, 2026

All around us, other gymnasts were performing their routines, and officials with clipboards were tracking them.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles




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