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Shohei Ohtani is batting fifth in the lineup against Braves ace Chris Sale in Game 3 of the NLDS.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

“We’ve got the ace of all aces in Chris Sale,” Braves pitcher Brent Suter said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

Their rotation led the major leagues with a 3.30 ERA, despite Fried, longtime ace Gerrit Cole and star lefty Carlos Rodón all missing time with injuries.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Facing match point at 8-9 down in the tie break, Alcaraz fired an ace before leaning on a drop shot to stave off a second.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

It began, That ace song ‘Olive’s Salami’ by Elvis Costello and the Attractions drowned out whatever Dean yelled at me, so I yelled back ‘What was that?’

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

“We’ve got the ace of all aces in Chris Sale,” Braves pitcher Brent Suter said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

Boulter's serve let her down as she hit eight double faults and no aces, while she won just 33% of points behind her first serve.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

The defending champion managed just two aces to five double faults - although he did land 68% of his first serves and won 66% of the points behind it.

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026

Not everybody aces every Advanced Placement exam, though overwhelmingly they pass the state’s standardized tests, and according to Success Academy every graduate in recent years has been accepted to a four-year college.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

“He’s like one of those flying aces from World War I who would just throw the bombs at their targets like hand grenades,” I said.

From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos

SoFi Stadium aced the physical infrastructure with working elevators, wheelchair escorts and accessible seating with clear sightlines on every level.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026

The two nations have almost identical populations, so how have the Scandinavians aced their plan of attack?

From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026

There hadn’t been a single hole-in-one at the Masters since 2022, when Stewart Cink carded one on the 16th—the same hole Lowry had aced six years earlier with a brilliant 8-iron.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 2026

She aced her triple axel and got her combination jump.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 2026

Max had aced all his exams, and the summer stretched out ahead of him, sunny and sweet.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

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

Minter is acing his first impression as an NFL play caller by emphasizing teamwork beyond just the field.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2024

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

I took pride in acing my classes, plus our family needed every extra cent.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson