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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

“Parenthood” understands the frustration of the quiet achiever.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 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

Even though impostor feelings are common among high achievers, many people keep them to themselves.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 5, 2026

Some post pages on social media from “The Fountainhead,” Ayn Rand’s homage to driven achievers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2025

As age has hit, he's had to take a back seat to the more recent crop of achievers - Liel Abada, Jota, Daizen Maeda, Nicolas Gerrit-Kuhn.

From BBC ● May 17, 2025

The students, being Stanford-type achievers, seem to have studied and followed the guide closely, according to charging documents — casing the building in days prior.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2025

When I embarked on this book, I naively assumed that Volpe’s actors would probably be among the top students at their not-so-great high school, high achievers across the board.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove


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