- present participle of pair.
pairing
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Despite a rich voice and a lifelong passion for sports, pairing the two was something that just happened, not something that was planned.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026
"I'm just over the moon. I'm so, so happy," she said after the pairing, while Kuzmin added that he had "tears of joy" in his eyes.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
As on Friday evening, the last pairing proved critical, with Carlota Ciganda and Celine Boutier taking on Kupcho and Lindy Duncan.
From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026
Starting Monday, Carney hosts an investment summit that officials have likened to a matchmaking exercise, pairing companies pitching projects with some of the world’s top asset managers responsible for assets totaling over $100 trillion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
I can tell by the look on Arlo’s face that he, too, thinks it’s an odd pairing.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
Across the final three pairings, Scheffler's four-under 66 was the only round to break par with his superb ability to find green after green giving him a substantial edge over his rivals.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
Other high-profile pairings include world number one Aryna Sabalenka with 24-time major champion Novak Djokovic, American pair Jessica Pegula and Taylor Fritz, and six-time major champion Iga Swiatek and Casper Ruud.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
Carolyn Campbell, the former head of clean technology innovation at Meta, and her team oversaw a request-for-proposal process in late 2024 that eventually led to the pairings with Oklo and TerraPower.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
People make a bigger deal out of wine-and-food pairings than they need to.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
Parks Canada is also taking advantage of another technological development called stereophotogrammetry, which produces pictures in pairs and then synthesizes hundreds of these pairings to produce extraordinarily clear images of whatever object is being studied.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
