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performing

ADJECTIVE
fulfilling a function
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ADJECTIVE
taking part in a presentation
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Inspectors highlighted staff shortages, low morale, a failure to investigate and learn from incidents and delays to performing C-sections and inductions.

From BBC • 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

The superstar demurred on performing in the continental U.S. because of the raids, instead performing a lengthy Puerto Rican residency.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026

God forbid that we falter or recoil from performing our solemn duty.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson