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[per-fawrm] / pərˈfɔrm /




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“I want him to learn that another person’s boundaries matter even when he doesn’t understand or agree with them and that kindness isn’t something you perform only when adults are watching,” he said.

From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2026

Despite their hopes to perform on British and American stages, they're keen to retain their Turkish identity.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

Bruch’s Fantasy is devilishly difficult to perform, but like Beethoven’s concerto, its difficulty lies in the vulnerability it requires of the soloist more than in feats of technical éclat.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

In effect, exercise helps muscles perform an important internal cleanup, making it easier for them to maintain healthy tissue and recover from damage.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

He asks, “Ready to perform tonight? I’m feeling a buzz in the air about your music.”

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

A chip that performs well on selected tasks is useful, but its negotiating value depends on how much spending Microsoft can realistically redirect.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

“A conventional data center ordinarily performs an entirely different function,” she wrote, arguing data centers aren’t in play.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

During sleep, the brain performs essential maintenance functions, including strengthening memories and removing waste products that accumulate during waking hours.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

According to Meta, the new model performs better than OpenAI’s Astra and Anthropic’s Fable in tests.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

The different ways language becomes metaphorical, the different ways it performs, are given names.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith

Harry Styles performed an unreleased song he wrote for his former One Direction bandmate Liam Payne.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

Where the worry has materialized is over his support with Black voters, among whom Abdul El-Sayed performed poorly in the primary.

From Slate ● Oct. 17, 2026

The two candidates — incumbent Karen Bass and City Councilmember Nithya Raman — have staked out differing positions about how the Los Angeles Police Department has performed under McDonnell.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

To investigate the role of DEAF1, the researchers performed experiments using fruit flies and older mice.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

Less than two hours after Guiteau died, an autopsy was performed on his body at the jail by Dr. Daniel Lamb, who had also done the postmortem on James Garfield.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow

"Hurzeler has come out the other side and the way he has got this group of players performing is exceptional."

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

Laboratory experiments confirmed that the newly discovered enzyme was capable of performing both types of chemical reactions.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

At its event in Texas, the company showed a Roadster performing a few aerial feats, including leaping over several other Tesla vehicles.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

They also said programming spanning fashion, film, food, music, performing and visual art, will be announced in 2027.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

Unlike Torak, who’d been nervous about performing so important a rite, Wolf had seemed unimpressed: merely impatient for it to be over.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver


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