performing
adjective
per·form·ing
pər-ˈfȯr-miŋ 
pə-
: of, relating to, or constituting an art (such as drama) that involves public performance
the performing arts
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The best performing algorithm—one called a convolutional neural network (CNN) algorithm – nearly always had an accuracy exceeding 90 percent and reached an accuracy as high as 98 percent for several coffee varieties.
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IEEE Spectrum, 10 Jan. 2024
Twelve performing songwriters and 10 non-performing songwriters are nominated.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 21 Nov. 2023
Your business trips, beach weddings, and cruise outings will never quite be the same with this highly performing pair of pants in your wardrobe.
—Kristine Solomon, Travel + Leisure, 12 May 2023
Three of the six D.C. Circulator routes would be eliminated under Bowser’s plan, including the second-best performing route, which connects Woodley Park to downtown and serves low-income workers in Latino neighborhoods in Ward 1.
—Luz Lazo, Washington Post, 14 Apr. 2023
Stein was himself inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2005 as a non-performing Lifetime Achievement honoree.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2023
Nobody wants to fall out of the Stakhanovite society of hyper-performing top talents.
—Bogdan Costea, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2023
The specifics of the rule changes are expected to be posted on grammy.com later in the day, but sources tell Variety that the Songwriter category is limited to non-performing and non-producing songwriters, i.e. those who are credited solely as a writer or co-writer.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 9 June 2022
Indian banks have managed to bring down non-performing loans (NPA) in two years, but their wilful defaults rose by 38.5%, or $11.4 billion.
—Mimansa Verma, Quartz, 15 Mar. 2023
IEEE Spectrum, 10 Jan. 2024
Twelve performing songwriters and 10 non-performing songwriters are nominated.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 21 Nov. 2023
Your business trips, beach weddings, and cruise outings will never quite be the same with this highly performing pair of pants in your wardrobe.
—Kristine Solomon, Travel + Leisure, 12 May 2023
Three of the six D.C. Circulator routes would be eliminated under Bowser’s plan, including the second-best performing route, which connects Woodley Park to downtown and serves low-income workers in Latino neighborhoods in Ward 1.
—Luz Lazo, Washington Post, 14 Apr. 2023
Stein was himself inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2005 as a non-performing Lifetime Achievement honoree.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2023
Nobody wants to fall out of the Stakhanovite society of hyper-performing top talents.
—Bogdan Costea, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2023
The specifics of the rule changes are expected to be posted on grammy.com later in the day, but sources tell Variety that the Songwriter category is limited to non-performing and non-producing songwriters, i.e. those who are credited solely as a writer or co-writer.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 9 June 2022
Indian banks have managed to bring down non-performing loans (NPA) in two years, but their wilful defaults rose by 38.5%, or $11.4 billion.
—Mimansa Verma, Quartz, 15 Mar. 2023
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“Performing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/performing. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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