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fit

[fit] / fɪt /








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He wasn’t the most efficient, the most pristine, the sharpest — but he was fit to throw 98 pitches and six innings.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 19, 2026

Since then, many organisations have been clawing workers back into the office, despite evidence that hybrid working may be the best fit.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

Meanwhile, the global risk of dying in a flood has nearly halved—a fact that doesn’t fit his narrative.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

Then, pick activities that fit within that parameter.

From MarketWatch Sep. 17, 2026

Digging into my past might even help me find out where I fit in.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

"It's not fair that these people that are much fitter than others are just running up the rocks and getting to the top," she said.

From BBC Aug. 28, 2026

The people included in the study may have been healthier and fitter than the general population.

From Science Daily Aug. 8, 2026

But he insists he feels fitter than ever and he dreams of "living to 120."

From Barron's Aug. 2, 2026

Born in Prescot, Sir George was educated at Huyton Secondary School before working as a fitter, engineer and further education lecturer.

From BBC Jul. 6, 2026

One day she relented, and we set forth from the castle in a fitter enclosed by curtains and borne by servants.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein

The movie projects contempt for the dense from its first frame, sharing a montage of recent pop culture as a stentorian narrator worries that modern conveniences have perverted the concept of survival of the fittest.

From Salon Sep. 6, 2026

Being crowned fittest woman on Earth 'doesn't really seem real'

From BBC Aug. 30, 2026

So far, Whoop has focused its marketing efforts on positioning itself as an aspirational brand worn by some of the fittest people in the world in the most rarefied spaces.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

Riglar added: "She was one of the fittest players on the team anyway."

From BBC Jun. 30, 2026

In here, I already know it’s going to be survival of the fittest.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers

One camera was fitted with a cover called a “Flock sock.”

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

To investigate, the researchers fitted five mature saltwater crocodiles with satellite tracking devices.

From Science Daily Sep. 14, 2026

CalMac's report suggests that standards body Lloyds Register may have signed off the system based on the assumption that such safety features were fitted on all engines.

From BBC Sep. 8, 2026

But because of the rapid pace of the modifications, the Qatari jet was reportedly not fitted with anti-missile security systems.

From Barron's Sep. 4, 2026

Robert climbed down and I fitted into the place he had saved on the one wooden seat that ran across the top.

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway

It was fitting that Skubal, the Dodgers’ big trade-deadline acquisition, was on the mound for the clincher.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 15, 2026

Veteran Ciganda carrying her side over the winning line in the penultimate match against Jennifer Kupcho could not have been more fitting.

From BBC Sep. 13, 2026

It’s fitting that this book, which presents the afterlife as a play of voices, has been adapted as an opera.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

Jackson, on his third start, got his first Villa goal following his record £65m move from Chelsea as he starts proving he is a fitting replacement for the departed Ollie Watkins.

From BBC Sep. 8, 2026

He went back to work the day after the funeral, which most folks thought not fitting.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns




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