- present participle of pair.
pairing
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But she also noted that Gen Z was pairing them with running shorts, or otherwise finding new ways to wear them.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026
“Those two have been a great pairing, and I think they’re key to our defensive staff right now,” Riley said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
In Chandler and Pierre, “Lanterns” has an extraordinary pairing that sustains enough frustration, humor, passion and regret to keep us rapt through the episodes provided for review.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
Araujo is under contract until 2031 but only made 11 league starts last season, with Gerard Martin and Pau Cubarsi emerging as their preferred central defensive pairing.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
I start handing out the boxes, pairing each person with their job.
From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott
Another tactic Bielsa leans on is the use of wide pairings or trios to break teams down.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
As firms face an exit slowdown and a yearslong fundraising slump, an unexpected wave of good PR has come in the form of paparazzi photos featuring high-profile pairings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
He describes how scientists in the 1970s found around 15% of Western gulls formed same-sex pairings - a discovery that sparked a moral panic and even threats to defund their research.
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026
After the pair were connected by podcaster Shawn Ryan, Biden sat down for a two-hour interview at Owens’ Nashville home studio in what is one of the year’s most surprising pairings.
From Salon ● May 23, 2026
He’d just received in the mail the pairings chart and color distribution from Mar del Plata.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
