overachiever
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If the bare minimum is enough for you to be seen and recognized for solid work, there might be no need to become an office overachiever.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 30, 2025
Gilbert, who had the same likelihood of inheriting the disease but did not, said losing them turned her into an overachiever who always wanted to fight for the underdog.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2025
Harris recalls being an overachiever as a child and aspiring to become an obstetrician.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2025
If you’re an overachiever who’s already listened to every single playlist?
From New York Times ● Oct. 3, 2023
“Every time a leftover freeze hits an overachiever bunch of flowers, humans panic. But the flowers just say, ‘We got this.
From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper
So let's have look at the continent's biggest overachievers - have your say, tell us who we've missed and rank the top 10 below.
From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2026
A lot of us big readers are overachievers or rewards driven.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 19, 2026
Like any friend group, “Next Gen NYC” is filled with overachievers and underachievers; people who have family money and people who work long hours, scraping by to make their way in the big city.
From Salon ● Aug. 2, 2025
Let’s bury the narrative that these Dawgs were a group of overachievers who didn’t belong in the same class as the country’s elite.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 1, 2023
It is not uncommon for doctors to be chronic overachievers; Beck wasn’t the first physician to go overboard with a new hobby.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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