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It allows them to live what she refers to as “a perfect day,” but also to connect with their community offline and in person.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
Even after a perfect home inspection, hidden issues can emerge after a new homeowner moves in.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026
For three seasons, Clark has been the perfect vessel for this project.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
The dining hall is a perfect example: The student’s economic background is invisible as everyone eats from the same options available in the food court.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
We hadn’t spent much time together, but this was the first time I’d seen her lose that perfect composure.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
As “Maddie’s Secret” continues, and the titular Maddie falls deeper into the grasp of her titular secret, Early perfects that push and pull.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
The avatar perfects the theater, showing up with scripted answers.
From MarketWatch ● May 6, 2026
Just as a chef perfects a dish by experimenting with flavors and textures, the researchers used an iterative process, testing variations to find the ideal structure for the ionizable lipid.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 22, 2024
"Stephenson perfects the idea of a railway, from start to finish," said Snow.
From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2024
Fin′isher, one who finishes, completes, or perfects: in bookbinding, the one who puts the last touches to the book in the way of gilding and decoration.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various
How AQR perfected tax-loss harvesting to help the rich get richer.
From Slate ● Aug. 8, 2026
When Jamie Overton perfected his wide yorker, Brook simply reached across and audaciously sliced it over deep third for six.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
Party Puffs started out selling ice cream and lemonade until Barham perfected his signature hot dog on a stick using his mother’s cornbread recipe.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
She didn’t invent the idea of catchy songs about infatuations and breakups where the protagonist’s experience can be mapped to a singer’s life, but she perfected it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Greed, delusional visions of grandeur, the mercenary mercilessness that made every relationship expendable—Midland perfected all these long before they became the standard of the eighties around the rest of the country.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
He said that in a world focused on technology, where people can become caught up in making videos or perfecting production, writing requires nothing more than a pen and paper.
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026
The company’s ability to operate space-based data centers and ramp up rocket launches depends on perfecting critical technology.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 11, 2026
Multiple employees were perfecting the already-perfect plateaus of bell peppers and apples in the produce section.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 25, 2026
One day during practice, we were perfecting our sliding technique.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026
I took most of the photos, while Alex worked on perfecting the lighting, with some help from Joanna.
From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana
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Preamble to the U.S. Constitution (1787)
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