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performance

[per-fawr-muhns] / pərˈfɔr məns /




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In his place comes the highly regarded Pierre Sage, whose performance at Lens - where he became Ligue 1's manager of the year - was good enough to attract attention from Liverpool.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

By concealing internal deliberation to enforce societal compliance, the state transformed biopolitical management into a performance of infallible authority.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

SpaceX’s stock performance is arguably most linked to peers in the space and satellite world, according to DataTrek — though there’s a big caveat.

From MarketWatch Aug. 18, 2026

It helps younger people and athletes optimize athletic performance, prevent sports-related injuries and stay fit.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

Kerr gave an encore performance of “Spagoni the Toreador” for oldtimes’ sake, but the greatest applause of the evening went to James, who composed a song he performed for the occasion:

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong

And while the movie’s legacy looks a little more macabre now, Panettiere and Trachtenberg’s glimmering performances are enough to push through the darkness.

From Salon Aug. 18, 2026

As a result, SpaceX isn’t yet a “clean proxy” for any investment theme, according to DataTrek Research, which ran a statistical analysis into correlated stock performances since the company’s IPO.

From MarketWatch Aug. 18, 2026

The quality of the performances are better than ever, Parsons, the Paralympic president, pointed out.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2026

Those two runs, just three weeks apart, are the only two sub-1:54 performances since Czech athlete Jarmila Kratochvilova set her record time of 1:53.28.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

But this evening she has enough time to spare between performances to escort them for a while.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern




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