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
If you’re going to be an overachiever, be one like Schuyler Peters.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 21, 2024
If you’re an overachiever who’s already listened to every single playlist?
From New York Times ● Oct. 3, 2023
She’s in the one and only elective class she has all year, because she’s an overachiever.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
“You get all of them on that same team and they’re overachievers in the same way that their coach is.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026
We've even seen how results of teams eventually fall in line with their underlying numbers over the course of this season, with early overachievers Aston Villa and Sunderland.
From BBC ● May 8, 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
Dwaine was proud of his son, who had started at defensive tackle for Permian in 1987 when the team, the biggest bunch of overachievers ever, had gone all the way to the state semifinals.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
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