pairs
Britishplural noun
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These pairs can briefly bind together following high-energy collisions.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026
Numbers in the south of Scotland had fallen to a handful of breeding pairs but they are now at a record level of more than 50 - despite some setbacks.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
Gulliver doesn’t have a traditional accounting background, but her department pairs strong technical CPAs and controllers with data engineers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
And the company has sold plenty of them: more than 7 million pairs of smart glasses in 2025.
From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026
The frantic thumping of several pairs of feet sounded from the upper level, along with the trumpeted cry of “A girl!”
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
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