performing
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Sir Mick, 82, was seen performing the traditional song Handsome Molly with his fellow punters, a track that was also on his Wandering Spirit solo album in 1993.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
However, the rise of humanoid robots, powered with generative AI models and capable of performing complex tasks, offers an opening for the group, chief executive Stefan Hartung said.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
The top performing sectors during these periods were healthcare and consumer-discretionary stocks like restaurants, delivering relatively paltry returns of 0.29% and 0.31% a month, respectively.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
Sea hags have nothing on the fear of performing Nile’s drunken dancing in “The Beast in Me.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
She’s the one who pushes me the hardest to sing and tries to get me to put up YouTube videos of myself performing because she says I’m better than other people doing it.
From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan
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