fit
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I take a lot of pride in that relationship, like the comfortability and the vulnerability of trusting someone with your image, trusting someone with how things are going to fit you.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
Venice's focus this year on mostly small, art-house films appears to fit the bill for Susan Sarandon, who is appearing in the Italian film "The Echo Chamber" from director Andrea Pallaoro.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
Ms. Badu’s influence is felt most strongly among artists who don’t quite fit into their respective scenes and instead embrace their idiosyncrasies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
According to the models, this deep mantle flow can account for deformation that does not fit the simpler pattern expected from a continent being stretched apart.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 1, 2026
Rowdy was so pleased he had a running fit.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
The people included in the study may have been healthier and fitter than the general population.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026
A fitter by profession, Chaurasia had left home around eight months ago to work for a foreign shipping company.
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026
Plus, it’s a measure of progress—the fitter I get, the easier my heart works.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 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
"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
Novak did what Novak does - finding a way to beat one of the fittest, most athletic younger guys at the age of 39.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
"The process is just a little bit survival of the fittest," Highton says.
From BBC ● May 22, 2026
In the meantime, it will be survival of the fittest drivers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 18, 2026
New CEO Greg Abel might favor survival of the fittest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 2026
If Darwin were alive today the insect world would delight and astound him with its impressive verification of his theories of the survival of the fittest.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
By the late 1970s, one in two Greenlandic women of childbearing age -- at least 4,070 women -- had been fitted with an IUD, according to an investigation presented in September 2025.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
An investigation found that Boeing had improperly fitted the outsourced fuselage and door plug parts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
After multiple surgeries, Macs' Berlin Heart was fitted on 7 August after leaving Bristol for Newcastle.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
Growing up in Quebec, the midfielder said he was fitted for hockey skates long before he tried on soccer cleats.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
So a tray was fitted out before anyone began, and taken up with the cook’s compliments.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
It would be a fitting stage for his farewell - not least that it would be exactly a decade since his ability to still compete for the biggest prizes was first questioned.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
“At a place where Tennessee welcomes the world, it’s fitting that our favorite daughter, Dolly Parton, is honored for her extraordinary life and legacy,” Lee said.
From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2026
Individually, they are stylists with distinct musical personalities, but they are exceptionally practiced in fitting in not only with each other but also with the orchestra at large.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
With a few strokes of his pencil, Filippo Sorcinelli brought to life a flowing liturgical robe -- fitting for the man whose artistry and faith have cemented an international reputation for one-of-a-kind ecclesiastical attire.
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
“I have a lot on my mind. But tell me, how are you fitting in at school?”
From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata
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