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achiever

[uh-cheev-er] / əˈtʃiv ər /






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On and off skis, Gu is a high achiever in every part of her world.

From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2026

By that measure, 59-year-old Rory Bremner is a high achiever.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 16, 2025

Rob was a high achiever who worked hard and played hard, while I struggled to find my footing as a part-time writer.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2024

Growing up in Philadelphia, Sissoko was outspoken, a high achiever, captain of the high school debate team.

From New York Times ● May 28, 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

Third, future world-class achievers typically did not focus on a single discipline early on.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 21, 2025

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

As a result, the group is an eclectic collection of high achievers, one that included USC basketball player JuJu Watkins, the national player of the year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 6, 2025

Indian states allocate jobs for high achievers in sports, guaranteeing an income even after a player's active sporting years are over.

From BBC ● Jan. 27, 2025

So it appears that while it is easier for a few high achievers to scale the summits of wealth, for many others it has become harder to move up from one economic class to another.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times


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