execute
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He was looking for a formation that worked and personnel that were big enough and bold enough to execute it and he got that, too.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
“Whether they execute what they promise or not,” she said, “that’s shown with time.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
Ahrens said he has automated one options strategy with an agent that would be nearly impossible to execute otherwise.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
“They tend to give very bullish long term forecasts then execute to those forecasts, vs other companies that tend to trade more on beats and raises,” the strategists wrote.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026
“As long as Hagrid keeps his head this time, and argues his case properly, they can’t possibly execute Buckbeak...”
From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling
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Central Command, which plans and executes military operations in the Middle East, emailed a broad group of analysts and officers, asking for “new creative and unconventional ways to pressure and punish Iran.”
From Slate ● Sep. 4, 2026
And whoever executes their gameplan the best will lift the trophy.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
Citadel executes roughly 35% of all retail order volume in the U.S., making it the largest market maker trading against this cohort.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026
Numerous executives and other board directors have also left the business as it executes a major strategic shift to boost oil and gas production.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026
She executes a perfect curtsey, and then she turns and leaves.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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Police executed warrants at addresses in Bellshill and Motherwell on Friday and also recovered four stolen vehicles.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
“The investment community is suspect because they just haven’t executed for a long time.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
According to a 2025 Amnesty International report, there were 492 death sentences in the course of the year, 23 of whom were executed, external.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
At least 16 women are among those executed and at least 13 "political prisoners" affiliated with banned opposition groups, it said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
He yelled out “Ow!” and instead of catching Dimple, used his arms to fend her off with a deftly executed karate chop.
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
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"It's really just making sure we're executing to make sure we get the best result for the team," he said.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
The ChatGPT maker said Tuesday that its internal testing had determined that the forthcoming model, called Astra, is capable of devising and executing novel cyberattacks against difficult targets with only limited human input.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
Instinct competes with ChatGPT Work or SpaceXAI’s Grok Bot, which are increasingly growing more advanced at executing personal tasks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
On guitar, Thorn offers a sound that can be as classic as you need it to be while immaculately executing new Whigsian concoctions.
From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2026
I had a notion that if we acknowledged our brokenness, we could no longer take pride in mass incarceration, in executing people, in our deliberate indifference to the most vulnerable.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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