performance

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Her performance is staggeringly human, so honest and unvarnished that it immediately calls to mind Meryl Streep’s similarly prickly work in “Sophie’s Choice.”

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

Against a backdrop of blooming cherry blossoms, a group of geishas elegantly shuffle onto a stage in Japan's Kyoto city to begin a centuries-old performance celebrating the arrival of spring.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Foothill 2, La Habra 1: Caden Lauridsen struck out four with no walks while giving up two hits in a complete-game performance.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

Liverpool have taken one point from their past three games and their last performance, in an away defeat at Brighton, was really insipid.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

I encountered a repeat performance of unfamiliar fans cheering me on in front of the medieval, storybook-looking restaurant.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas