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The team’s other marquee acquisitions—would-be ace Freddy Peralta, closer Devin Williams, infielder Jorge Polanco and outfielder Luis Robert—have also flopped.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
But it would make no sense to do so only to leave the regime an ace in the hole, with no reasonable guarantee of inspections.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
“You’re thinking about going to the ‘pen, or do you let your ace go after Max and Tucker.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
Also read: Only 5% of U.S. adults can ace this 8-question financial-literacy test.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 10, 2026
“I’m not in summer school because I ace tests.”
From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
If he teams up with Jacob Misiorowski or Chris Sale in a five-game divisional round they could face three games against aces.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
The grass particularly often suits tall 'servebots', who are able to thump down aces and unreturnable first shots, but Fery has other tools to hurt his opponents.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
Jones showed good fight in what was the longest match of her career, hitting 15 aces and landing 75% of her first serves.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026
Is that enough to force Roberts into the uncomfortable position of picking one of his aces over another, like a father picking one of his sons over another?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2026
Tou might not be the only one getting aces in the mail.
From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak
Crucially, the United States aced its only chance to make a first impression, kicking off this colossal World Cup it’s co-hosting with Mexico and Canada with a 4-1 victory over Paraguay.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 13, 2026
They placed him on a track for software development after he aced the exams to get into an elite middle school that fed to a top university.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 16, 2026
Hazel also aced her National 5 exams, and as a young leader with her local Scout troop she was recognised by the Chief Scout with an Unsung Hero award.
From BBC ● Jan. 19, 2026
The same AI that aced the genius test can’t count how many times the letter “R” appears in “strawberry.”
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2025
Never mind that I aced it once I recovered.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
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
“Bragging about acing a cognitive test while forgetting the name of the doctor who gave it to you is like writing on a résumé that you speak three languages and misspelling the word ‘languages.’”
From New York Times ● Jun. 18, 2024
I took pride in acing my classes, plus our family needed every extra cent.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
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