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execute

[ek-si-kyoot] / ˈɛk sɪˌkjut /




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He’s got a super-soaker “Goonies”-meets-early-Peter Jackson mindset and a list of clever kills to execute.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 7, 2026

It was never clear how closely he had supervised the dam’s design, which he’d given to draftsmen to execute.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

“We simply didn’t execute at the level we needed to in the second quarter.”

From MarketWatch Aug. 4, 2026

HBM is used in data centre servers to support other powerful chips -- such as those made by US titan Nvidia -- that execute the dizzyingly complex calculations of AI systems.

From Barron's Aug. 2, 2026

Seeing is not the same as being able to execute.

From "Black Brother, Black Brother" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

Indeed, Vought and Paoletta are close allies—Vought executes the dubious budgetary procedures; Paoletta handles the legal arguments.

From Slate Aug. 4, 2026

Analysts at Oppenheimer led by Colin Rusch said they “continue to be encouraged by the company’s capital efficiency as it executes against growth initiatives while buying back stock.”

From MarketWatch Jul. 22, 2026

And whoever executes their gameplan the best will lift the trophy.

From BBC Jul. 11, 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 leaps from her perch, deploys a tiny parachute, and executes a soft landing—straddling the thrumming ray gun as if it was a bucking bronco.

From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein

Just look at Capt. William Kidd, who was hired by the British government to hunt pirates, but was later executed for being one.

From Salon Aug. 17, 2026

Three Pfizer insiders executed transactions directly on the heels of the drugmaker’s second-quarter earnings report.

From Barron's Aug. 15, 2026

How prisoners are executed has become just as much of a point of debate as whether they should be.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

It was not executed under Section 7121 procedures.

From Slate Aug. 10, 2026

The drawing is striking, well executed, poignant, melancholic, beautiful—but not in a traditional sense.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman

The results of that investigation could transform the death penalty debate by offering more evidence about our ugly recent history of executing the innocent.

From Slate Aug. 13, 2026

Takeover speculation could still push the stock higher, but L&G has said it is focused solely on executing its strategy, the analysts say.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

He made those earlier this year to launch the biggest IPO ever in June, a headier period that has now given way to the more down-to-earth reality of executing on the strategy.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 9, 2026

Anthropic said its models, without being asked to, wandered out of a simulated testing environment and gained internet access before executing hacks on the companies.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 1, 2026

They complemented one another: Stanton, the thinker, was burdened with family responsibilities; Anthony, the organizer, was a master at the logistics of executing petition campaigns and planning events.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling




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