performance

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"This atomic disorder limits performance because it traps and scatters electrons, much like potholes slowing traffic on a highway," describes Dr. Dongqi Li from TU Dresden.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

Competing fund managers and bank traders say Lemssouguer’s approach is overly aggressive, causing his performance to swing wildly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

In one performance, playing an older female role, he was booed off stage with a clay cup thrown at him.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

The risk/reward of staying in private funds isn’t good because fund performance has started to weaken and there is a risk of higher redemptions in the coming quarters.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

However, part of the mark was on their performance of their poem when they recited it in front of the class, which changed everything.

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