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achiever

[uh-cheev-er] / əˈtʃiv ər /






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On and off skis, Gu is a high achiever in every part of her world.

From BBC Feb. 19, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 16, 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

You’re a high achiever who fulfills my narcissistic need to outshine the other mothers on the block.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray

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

Even though impostor feelings are common among high achievers, many people keep them to themselves.

From Science Daily Jan. 5, 2026

As age has hit, he's had to take a back seat to the more recent crop of achievers - Liel Abada, Jota, Daizen Maeda, Nicolas Gerrit-Kuhn.

From BBC May 17, 2025

In 2011, I’d taken a group of thirty-seven girls from the school to visit the University of Oxford, bringing not the high achievers but students whose teachers thought they weren’t yet reaching their potential.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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