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[per-fawrm] / pərˈfɔrm /




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The report said that plans to build orbiting satellite data centers powered by the sun that would perform AI calculations were plausible but would require “uproven engineering to succeed.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

In 2023, the Village People’s manager reportedly sent the campaign a cease-and-desist letter after a look-alike group was hired to perform the song “Macho Man” at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

Kaye, who is originally from Holbrook, Suffolk, said she had been contacted by a manufacturer, who had organised the gig, weeks prior asking her to perform.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

“Gold’s safe-haven appeal tends to perform best during a financial crisis or growth shock…periods when central banks cut rates, real yields fall and the dollar weakens,” Hansen said.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

A puffin who had descended from a long line of military heroes could not be expected to perform manual labor.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el




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