fit
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LeBron James’ head must be hard to fit through a door these days.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
"We're looking at 35C-plus heat in houses that were not designed for it, with people who are not as able to regulate their temperature, and can't necessarily afford to just fit an AC," Windram said.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
The cutting-edge 3-nanometer process can fit 250 million to 300 million transistors in one square millimeter of silicon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
I know it’s been months, but I do have faith that you will find a job if you consistently apply for roles that are an appropriate fit.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
Thirty or forty people were all that could fit in.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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"I wanted to get fitter, I wanted to get healthier, so I started going online and took social media very much at face value without understanding the facts."
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
Trump often boasts about his health, saying that he is far fitter than previous presidents despite his weight and a love of fast food.
From Barron's ● May 26, 2026
Thanks to advances in science and medicine, Americans are living longer, fitter lives.
From MarketWatch ● May 7, 2026
Nearby, his father bought an Austro-Hungarian-era estate and Orbán’s childhood friend, Lőrinc Mészáros, once a gas fitter, has also become the country’s richest man.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 11, 2026
"And hast been in the battle, clean contrary to your obedience. A boy to break a father's heart! At your age a rod to your breech were fitter than a sword in your fist, ha!"
From "The Horse and His Boy" by C.S. Lewis
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Molango fears the World Cup will simply become a "survival of the fittest".
From BBC ● May 26, 2026
This is Hyrox, the fitness competition that is rivaling triathlons and obstacle-course races to become the exercise challenge all the fittest people you know are signing up for.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026
New CEO Greg Abel might favor survival of the fittest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 2026
"People say, 'Doing Strictly, do you feel fitter?' And I reckon I will be the fittest I've been in a long time, but at the minute I think I'm just recovering," he said.
From BBC ● Dec. 18, 2024
But I told myself that in nature it’s survival of the fittest.
From "Crenshaw" by Katherine Applegate
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A Chinese submarine fired the ballistic missile fitted with a dummy warhead earlier this month, reaching far into the Pacific Ocean.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
Transfer the whipped ricotta to a piping bag fitted with a large round or star tip.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
Skyhook's helicopters can be fitted out with "Bambi Buckets".
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
It was alleged that while Julius Mkhwanazi was Ekurhuleni's acting police chief, he arranged for blue lights and sirens to be fitted on Matlala's personal vehicles.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
A woman stands on the platform in a very fitted costume covered in black-and-silver swirls.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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And like that would be a fitting precursor for another championship parade.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
Others seem to think of them as fitting monuments to deceased men.
From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2026
His son, Ian, said "It is a fitting tribute not only to my father's pioneering achievements, but also to the generations of engineers, designers and aviators who helped shape Britain's world-leading contribution to aviation."
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
A: We are preparing flight tests, fitting an A321 with these extended, folding wings, so that we can verify their aerodynamic performance.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
That meant amputating the foot and the bottom of the leg, and fitting me with a prosthesis—an artificial leg.
From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge
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