overachiever
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Agoura, under first-year coach Adam Goldstein, is another overachiever.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026
If the bare minimum is enough for you to be seen and recognized for solid work, there might be no need to become an office overachiever.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 30, 2025
Gilbert, who had the same likelihood of inheriting the disease but did not, said losing them turned her into an overachiever who always wanted to fight for the underdog.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2025
If you’re going to be an overachiever, be one like Schuyler Peters.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 21, 2024
I’m something of an overachiever in that class.
From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon
The Rays and Brewers, the plucky overachievers both still seeking their first championships, settled for more modest improvements.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
So let's have look at the continent's biggest overachievers - have your say, tell us who we've missed and rank the top 10 below.
From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2026
A team of overachievers filled with a roster of best friends combined chemistry, determination and toughness to overcome all odds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 30, 2025
Like any friend group, “Next Gen NYC” is filled with overachievers and underachievers; people who have family money and people who work long hours, scraping by to make their way in the big city.
From Salon ● Aug. 2, 2025
It is not uncommon for doctors to be chronic overachievers; Beck wasn’t the first physician to go overboard with a new hobby.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
