performing

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The club is performing well below expectations and the pressure, therefore, on Mourinho to reclaim domestic and European dominance will be immense.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

“Interpreting has a lot of qualities of performing in a play. What I think is really key is an absolute attention to the moment. It’s being present. It’s absolute focus and presence.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

But that’s exactly why energy was the market’s best performing sector today by a wide margin.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

Most large BDCs are performing better than the KKR fund but its losses show that some companies that got loans during the recent private-credit boom are struggling.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

Only the ruffled hem of her dress and her white boots give any indication that she is the same girl who was performing in the same spot moments ago.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern