pairing

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Writing about the fortifying effect of pairing oysters with cold white wine in “A Moveable Feast,” Ernest Hemingway declared, “I lost the empty feeling and began to be happy.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

You'd have had very long odds on Will Wand, previously only a Prem Rugby Cup regular, and the aforementioned Bailey as Leicester's first-choice centre pairing last September.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

The pairing of Janet Jackson with Jam and Lewis was McClain’s “master stroke,” Questlove wrote Wednesday on social media, and “changed music forever.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

The researchers also noted that future treatment strategies may involve combination therapies, pairing liver-targeted drugs like ION224 with medications that improve weight loss, insulin resistance, or metabolic health.

From Science Daily • May 27, 2026

“If they eliminate the loser of each pairing, then that leaves the sixteen trainees that move on to the next tryout.”

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston