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execute

[ek-si-kyoot] / ˈɛk sɪˌkjut /




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“The business requires significant capital investment to de-lever and execute the strategic initiatives needed to turn system performance around,” he added.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026

Even if he is defeated on Tuesday, Mr. Netanyahu could decide to launch one last strike that he may believe his successor would hesitate to execute.

From Salon ● Oct. 27, 2026

If these death row inmates are utterly changed — no longer dangerous, and hopeful of contributing to society — what purpose does it serve for the state to execute them?

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

Fuller had previously said the initial offer lacked details about how Ancora would execute the transaction.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

A space center that housed mankind's most advanced knowledge of rocketry yet had still failed to execute today's launch.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

But like the show’s savvy titular character, she perfectly executes the art of the charming evasion when pressed for answers — namely, how close are we to getting there?

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

The United States rarely executes women, no matter how gruesome their crimes.

From Slate ● Aug. 25, 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

She executes a perfect curtsey, and then she turns and leaves.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

Both teams executed trades with the Indianapolis Colts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

They’re excellently executed, but they feel familiar — planes and spacecraft spread across several levels accompanied by oversize graphics and hands-on displays.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

The club executed a close to $20 million project that finished mid-2024, which included doubling the size of its fitness center, adding pickleball courts, swapping out formal dining and installing a resort-style pool.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

According to Amnesty International, the country has executed around 100 people this year, many of whom are foreigners convicted of drug offences.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

Even this one easily executed task, retrieving the wallet of a man they’d held in a cage a few yards away, seemed, in the context, an act of great courage and empathy.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers

“We are executing a search warrant. Court documents are sealed. No arrests are planned,” said FBI spokesperson Lourdes Arocho.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

A Pentagon office has been tasked with someday executing the financial transaction to capitalize on the U.S. government’s 35% share in the venture.

From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026

They say management is executing solidly on a strategic plan, but that risk return is not hugely attractive relative to other opportunities within Australian tech, media and telco.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

The state gave up on executing him following a legal settlement that related, in part, to his health.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

I allowed myself to become hypnotized by the sight of soldiers executing their duties.

From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals


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