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[pahr] / pɑr /


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The fuel performed on par with conventional ionic liquid propellants typically used in electric propulsion systems.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

Korda secured the win with a 34-inch par putt on the 18th hole, with the ball circling around the back lip before dropping in.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

That isn’t the cheapest, but puts it about on par with some versions of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Skeptics might eye Quantinuum’s latest earnings report with caution, but such figures are par for the course.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

The opening words of Antony’s funeral oration in Julius Caesar are, covertly, an ethos appeal par excellence: a positioning of the speaker with relation to the crowd.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith




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