performance
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A quietly transfixing performance from Ayo Edebiri provides reason enough to see the Broadway revival of “Proof,” David Auburn’s Pulitzer Prize- and Tony-winning drama, first staged in 2000.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
"Coming off last week, a disappointing performance, to come into this week I was comfortable with the golf course, comfortable with my game," he said.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
Note that the gold-platinum ratio sheds little light on the stock market’s performance over the next month or two.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026
This makes A.I. detection inherently an arms race, so the performance of any given detector will likely fluctuate over time.
From Slate • Apr. 17, 2026
Little did he know that Spassky, comparing his own performance to Bobby’s in 1971, judged Bobby the stronger player.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
Vocabulary lists containing performance
Academy Awards, List 6
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myPerspectives 8.3
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"Principles of Business," Vocabulary from Chapter 6
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