pace
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Newcastle are an exciting watch with the way they set about games and have so much pace in their team, but I don't think they have much control of matches.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
Sea levels are rising at a record pace, driven by warming oceans and glacier melt, according to an August UN report.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
The industry overall is on pace for more than $90 billion in profits, according to fresh data from New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
They noted that the labor market had strengthened a bit and that the U.S. economy was expanding at a solid pace.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026
From inside the Oval Office, Kennedy’s aides watched the president, in his long dress coat, pace back and forth on the wet grass.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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Nvidia really stands out with sales and EPS expected to increase at annualized paces above 50% through 2028.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
Audiences will now scrutinise Itauma's every move, his breathing and how he paces a fight.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
That these customers could resist the urge to step a few paces outside to see the real thing still amazes me 55 years later.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
On Wednesday night, Lai was put through his paces when he was escorted in an armoured vehicle convoy from the Presidential Office to a secure command centre in a simulated evacuation.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
We went down the hill—Francis, sulky because he hadn’t wanted to come, followed two or three paces behind—and wandered through the crowd.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite paced the day’s losses after hitting record highs in the previous two sessions, falling 308.24 points, or 1.13%, to 26936.04.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
She said it is a "hands on, fast paced" job.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
Shirtless, he paced relentless circles on the blacktop.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
The almost breathlessly paced choreography is set to Louis Moreau Gottschalk’s “Grande Tarantelle, Op. 67,” performed here with verve by Mr. Fowler.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
He paced in front of the bathroom, growing increasingly annoyed.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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That pattern suggests pacing may have been more strongly connected to familiar daily routines and the expectation of feeding than to hunger itself.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026
Prolonged confinement can lead animals to pacing, destructive behavior, anxiety, and make it harder to adopt them out, which ultimately could lead to them being euthanized by shelters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026
When Dario Amodei of Anthropic recently called for pacing the frontier, Sam Altman and Elon Musk agreed because they already are.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
While pacing the frontier sounds compelling in theory, some believe these ambiguous definitions and loopholes make a slowdown functionally impossible.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026
“Well, don’t go losing your nerve now,” she says pacing back and forth in front of us.
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
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