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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

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

One manager is charismatic, tactically astute, a born leader and an over achiever.

From BBC Apr. 6, 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

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

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

From Science Daily Jan. 5, 2026

But on Saturday, those two schools will compete for a chance to gain admission to an elite society of high achievers where no Ivy Leaguer has gone before.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 22, 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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