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Multiple employees were perfecting the already-perfect plateaus of bell peppers and apples in the produce section.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

One day during practice, we were perfecting our sliding technique.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

When not training, they played a lot of pool, cards and PlayStation’s Formula One game; they also were perfecting their TikTok challenges.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 2, 2022

In the 1950s, regional doo-wop groups such as the Clovers and Sonny Til and the Orioles were perfecting their close-harmony singing.

From Washington Post • Jan. 3, 2021

Just as we were perfecting our arrangements to capture the Duc de Sairmeuse, the duke surprised us.

From The Honor of the Name by Gaboriau, Émile