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The team’s other marquee acquisitions—would-be ace Freddy Peralta, closer Devin Williams, infielder Jorge Polanco and outfielder Luis Robert—have also flopped.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Boston has outscored its opponents 82-29 over this stretch, even with ace pitcher Garrett Crochet and star outfielder Roman Anthony both out with injuries that have sidelined them for months.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
“You’re thinking about going to the ‘pen, or do you let your ace go after Max and Tucker.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
More: Only 5% of U.S. adults can ace this 8-question financial-literacy test.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 12, 2026
He built four clubs on his ace pile.
From "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck
If he teams up with Jacob Misiorowski or Chris Sale in a five-game divisional round they could face three games against aces.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
Sabalenka hit eight aces, and no double faults, and saved the two break points she faced, ultimately going on to lift the trophy.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
Zheng hit 21 aces to Norrie's four, while the 22-year-old committed just four double faults to Norrie's 10.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
Is that enough to force Roberts into the uncomfortable position of picking one of his aces over another, like a father picking one of his sons over another?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2026
Died in a saloon like a common gambler caught with too many aces in his hand.
From "Worth" by A. LaFaye
He then aced the fifth hole at Harding Golf Course on Thursday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2026
They placed him on a track for software development after he aced the exams to get into an elite middle school that fed to a top university.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 16, 2026
Hazel also aced her National 5 exams, and as a young leader with her local Scout troop she was recognised by the Chief Scout with an Unsung Hero award.
From BBC ● Jan. 19, 2026
The same AI that aced the genius test can’t count how many times the letter “R” appears in “strawberry.”
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2025
“Way to go, baby,” said Kojo when he saw that Jake had aced the pop quiz.
From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein
Meanwhile he brags about acing three different cognitive tests in the last year.
From Salon ● Jan. 2, 2026
For years, high-schoolers have boasted in college applications about learning Latin, leading the chess club or acing Advanced Placement Physics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 25, 2025
He rose fast and steep - acing trials for Kent, London and the South East and England Counties - excelling at every level.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2024
The athlete continued to chronicle her body’s transformation on social media, acing a swipe-for-a-surprise maternity photo while vacationing in Europe last spring and using her platform to empower others.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2023
We both ended up acing the test, but that episode kind of took the excitement out of climbing and pilfering tests and pretty much everything else.
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
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