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[fit] / fɪt /








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The for-profit arm is now a Delaware public-benefit corporation, a for-profit company whose directors can balance profit, stakeholder interests, and a specified public mission—as they see fit.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

It was simply his casual, almost juvenile, way of speaking that left me questioning whether he was the right fit for us.

From MarketWatch Jul. 14, 2026

Being in a band was a natural fit for Wolfhard, who thrives in an ensemble where he can “hide behind the band name.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

“I’m happy for us,” she said, “Not just us as Muslims. He is the right fit for New Jersey.”

From Slate Jul. 14, 2026

But he’d swallowed an egg whole, and it made a lump in him that wouldn’t let him fit through the knothole.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

Plus, it’s a measure of progress—the fitter I get, the easier my heart works.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 7, 2026

While Knight played a series of sweeps and reverses, Capsey, who looks fitter and more composed in 2026, targeted the straight boundaries with power.

From BBC Jun. 2, 2026

“Tougher competition makes you fitter, and that fitness level can be applied around the world,” says Källenius.

From Barron's May 18, 2026

Thanks to advances in science and medicine, Americans are living longer, fitter lives.

From MarketWatch May 7, 2026

Almost an hour had passed before the fitter swayed to a stop.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

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

Those who have played there before explain that the opening 20 minutes are the most crucial period, even for some of the fittest athletes in sports.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 5, 2026

Never before had an African country hosted this weeklong series of competitions, in which the planet’s best cyclists assemble to determine the year’s fittest and the fastest.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 10, 2025

"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

As animals struggled to survive, the best-adapted variants—the fittest mutations—were serially selected.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

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

Moores and a volunteer team from nearby University of Southampton have been flying drones fitted with thermal imaging cameras up and down the six-mile stretch of river where Samba is believed to be hiding out.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

The nuclear-capable missile fitted with a dummy warhead landed somewhere between Nauru, Tuvalu and the Solomon Islands, according to monitors and Pacific officials.

From Barron's Jul. 10, 2026

Inside a climate-controlled chamber, a standard fridge is fitted with sensors and filled with gel blocks to measure how evenly it cools.

From BBC Jul. 2, 2026

From astride Melynlas, Eilonwy fitted an arrow to her bow.

From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander

Eventually, it will also let returning visitors get their rental skis or snowboards tuned and delivered without going through an in-store fitting process.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

"These are modern times," she told AFP during the fitting for Luna's dress.

From Barron's Jul. 12, 2026

The poignant “Time Waits for No One” features one of Taylor’s most beautiful solos, a fitting coda to the end of his five-year career with the Stones.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

These can include errors in the system, refusal to wear a tag, a delay in the fitting of the tag, or an arrest where the tag is removed.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

“Imagine fitting the great big ocean into a little square.”

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el




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