pairs
Example Sentences
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This happens at Wimbledon, and in the new Champions League format, where seeds are kept apart in pairs.
From BBC
Meanwhile Nathan Johnson’s score of scratchy cellos and foreboding horns pairs well with a dramatic burst of organ music — one of many goofy-great jump scares goosed up by the editor Bob Ducsay.
From Los Angeles Times
Over time, however, many of the stranger pairs began sharing space more comfortably and eventually perched together, touched beaks or groomed each other.
From Science Daily
Around San Francisco Bay, there are about 25 breeding pairs, down from roughly 1,000 pairs in the region’s South Bay area alone roughly 30 years ago, he said.
From Los Angeles Times
It says it has received 10,000 pairs which have "overtaken" its warehouse.
From BBC
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