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achiever

[uh-cheev-er] / əˈtʃiv ər /






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By that measure, 59-year-old Rory Bremner is a high achiever.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 16, 2025

Before the fall, Tina had been a high achiever - she and her husband Mark met while working as navigators in the RAF, and Tina went on to retrain as a lawyer.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2025

Growing up in Philadelphia, Sissoko was outspoken, a high achiever, captain of the high school debate team.

From New York Times ● May 28, 2024

And here is where that thing about a high achiever having “spare time” comes into play.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 21, 2024

If we scratch below the surface of every great achiever, do we always find the equivalent of the Michigan Computer Center or the hockey all-star team—some sort of special opportunity for practice?

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell

At an estate nestled in New York’s Hudson Valley, a group of high achievers gathered to talk about the sacrifices and disappointments that can come with success.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

But even those high achievers might be awestruck by one of the race car drivers.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026

If a category is marked in green on the chart, the clinic would be judged to be among the company's top 25% of achievers in the UK.

From BBC ● Jan. 12, 2026

Third, future world-class achievers typically did not focus on a single discipline early on.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 21, 2025

Afterward, the principal called upon the assembly to give all the top achievers a round of applause.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane




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