Example Sentences

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“What would you do differently in the design of a geothermal power plant if you knew you were pairing it with a direct air capture facility?”

From Washington Post • Feb. 23, 2023

This meant that new neurons were pairing together, while others destroyed their connections.

From Salon • Jan. 16, 2022

“It looks like they were pairing off, mixing off, as the train was moving down along the 4 line this morning,” Chief Wilcox said.

From New York Times • May 14, 2021

A lot of magazines were pairing models with pop stars or movie stars to shoot covers.

From New York Times • Dec. 30, 2016

The servants at the Hall watched the whole game, and saw how the young people were pairing, and talked them over very freely.

From A Perilous Secret by Reade, Charles