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perform

[per-fawrm] / pərˈfɔrm /




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Disney has seen its local Korean shows perform well in Asia, as well as Brazil, executives said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 15, 2026

The company’s lighter flash models power AI Overviews and AI Mode, which allow search-engine users to perform complex queries in natural language — far surpassing the keyword matching and ranking techniques of previous generations.

From MarketWatch Aug. 15, 2026

Ukrainian forces use land drones to perform some of the most dangerous tasks on the battlefield.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

"This means that although the body may have the vitamin stored in fat, it isn't freely available in the blood to perform vital functions in other organs and systems," he says.

From Science Daily Aug. 14, 2026

As always, the best way to perform such notes depends on the instrument and the style of the music.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones

Outside, Alicante performs the same trick on a larger scale.

From Salon Aug. 11, 2026

It’s that my body sometimes performs similar, involuntarily reactions in both cases.

From Slate Aug. 10, 2026

Quest typically performs between 30 and 40 cyclospora tests a day across its 10 labs equipped to do them.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

Scientists at the University of Surrey have found that a sodium-based battery material performs much better when its natural water content is left in place.

From Science Daily Aug. 1, 2026

Reverend Hunt performs the service, and we have a good meal afterward, with several chickens sacrificed for the celebration.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone

She performed it at a local talent contest in Skewen when she was young.

From BBC Aug. 16, 2026

By ElAttrache’s estimation, he has performed the operation between 50 and 75 times per year over his career — including the two he has done on Ohtani, one in 2018 and one in 2023.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2026

Researchers additionally performed sensitivity analyses to assess attrition bias.

From Science Daily Aug. 16, 2026

The fire service received 300 calls and performed 85 interventions, especially in southern Granada and the city's metropolitan area, said Antonio Sanz, the Andalusia region's top emergencies official.

From Barron's Aug. 15, 2026

These modes are easily performed on the xylophone and beautiful and interesting in their construction.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

The two met at dancing class, where Fava was one of Iannotta's pupils, and started performing outdoors regularly in the summer since, as Iannotta puts it, they both "hate sitting around at home".

From Barron's Aug. 13, 2026

The S&P 500 information technology sector was the best performing, nudging the broader index to a 0.3% gain.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

Importantly, the researchers identified examples in which bacteria and archaea appear to have independently developed different enzymes capable of performing the same essential metabolic task.

From Science Daily Aug. 12, 2026

As a Kiwi, I'm biased - but clearly Liam Lawson's been performing at Racing Bulls so far this year, and he's currently 'best of the rest' in the driver standings.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

A small minority of women supported themselves, some by performing traditionally male jobs.

From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson




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