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He accused them of having "breached their duties, performed actions contrary to the art of healing" and having "omitted all the acts they were required to perform."
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
Gaten Matarazzo is booked to perform until 10 January.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
The T cells engineered directly inside the body appeared to perform better than comparable cells produced in the laboratory.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026
San Jose Water Co., which serves about 1 million customers, disputed the group’s findings, saying it used “erroneously aggregated data to perform an analysis that grabs headlines.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
“If my understanding of theatrical custom is correct, the interval will soon be over, and the actors will have to return to the theater to perform the second act. We simply must hide until then.”
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
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And now, being a teammate of his, it’s not surprising at all why he goes and performs like he does, because the way he prepares is as good as anybody in this game.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
Friendly outlets are the audience he performs for, while hostile ones are the villains he performs against.
From Salon ● Oct. 6, 2026
Shahim Khan, 42, still performs magic on Delhi's streets, sometimes with his 12-year-old daughter, Alia.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
The circuit performs a quantum Fourier transformation, a mathematical operation that can reorganize quantum information in a way that reveals otherwise difficult to detect patterns.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 29, 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
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They performed at the Town Hall in New York with a full house of almost 1,500 people, and a venue known for its historic significance.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
He accused them of having "breached their duties, performed actions contrary to the art of healing" and having "omitted all the acts they were required to perform."
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
Despite showing no reduction in total body weight, the mice that performed strength training had less mesenteric adipose tissue than the sedentary obese mice.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026
“Our business in North America performed below our expectations and represents a meaningful opportunity for improvement,” Chief Executive Ramon Laguarta said in prepared earnings remarks on Thursday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
She performed forbidden aerial stunts over the airfield when she returned from a mission and got away with it.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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Theranos falsely touted technology capable of performing medical tests using only a few drops of blood.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
"This is not an accusation that Attorney General James is corrupt, acting in bad faith or incapable of performing her duties professionally," the statement said.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
“She has her own history here, performing in West Hollywood and on the Sunset Strip early in her career. It’s an honor to welcome her back.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
“It’s like an existential crisis,” says Jed Bernstein, who runs Theatre Aspen, a performing arts nonprofit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
The Executive Order prohibits U.S. persons from performing any contract in support of a commercial project in Yugoslavia, as well as from exporting services to Yugoslavia.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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