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fit

[fit] / fɪt /








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Did you feel like you were being pushed to fit a certain mold as a teen heartthrob?

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

Terms like "reclaimed vintage", "glamorous wide fit" and "Asos petite" are visible in the data.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

The findings also fit with earlier work suggesting that D2 and D3 may not have identical effects beyond their ability to raise vitamin D levels.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026

Since bunting has practically become a taboo, however, adept bunters fit comfortably in the Rays’ budget, which ranks 27th among MLB’s 30 franchises.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

By the time I was finished, my heart was a sharp, black stone that was small enough to fit in the palm of my hand.

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan

Veteran leftist Lula is seeking a fourth non-consecutive term, boasting he is fitter than ever despite his advanced age.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

The people included in the study may have been healthier and fitter than the general population.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026

But he insists he feels fitter than ever and he dreams of "living to 120."

From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026

A fitter by profession, Chaurasia had left home around eight months ago to work for a foreign shipping company.

From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026

"And hast been in the battle, clean contrary to your obedience. A boy to break a father's heart! At your age a rod to your breech were fitter than a sword in your fist, ha!"

From "The Horse and His Boy" by C.S. Lewis

Young people who end up playing in the NFL are, by definition, by far the fittest and strongest in their schools and colleges.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

The movie projects contempt for the dense from its first frame, sharing a montage of recent pop culture as a stentorian narrator worries that modern conveniences have perverted the concept of survival of the fittest.

From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026

During competitions, athletes take part in a series of scored challenges, with winners at the annual CrossFit Games earning the title "fittest on earth".

From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026

Those who have played there before explain that the opening 20 minutes are the most crucial period, even for some of the fittest athletes in sports.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026

Even the fittest of us were flagging now, and soon the hollows would catch up to us and we’d have to face them in the middle of the street.

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs

“But of course, that’s always in the back of your head when you get fitted for a tux.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

Only 55% of GPS and radio frequency tags were fitted on time, while 60% of alcohol monitoring tags were fitted promptly, according to the report's findings.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

Their house in west London is now fitted with different sensors, which are connected via the internet, that send data back to a dedicated team of doctors, nurses and other clinical specialists.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

One camera was fitted with a cover called a “Flock sock.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

Boys primping in badly fitted suits like his own.

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles

Edwin Austin, of the British military police, gives a brief but fitting eulogy: “Let the worm go to the worms.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

Well before his alter ego materialized, and well before Hollywood found him, MacLachlan was prone to anxiety and fears of never fitting in.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

But fitting all the evidence into one explanation remains difficult.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026

Speaking ahead of their talks, Burnham said it "feels very fitting" to welcome Martin as the first international visitor to Number 10 North in Manchester.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

Anya squeezed him, arms barely fitting around his barrel chest.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack




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