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carry out

[kar-ee-aut] / ˈkær iˌaʊt /


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How states carry out capital punishment has shifted in recent years, with officials turning to older and newer methods amid lethal-injection drug shortages.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

Homes in Stanhope Street have been evacuated, with police cordons in place as Army bomb experts carry out an investigation.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

Instead, it indicates that the brain can carry out surprisingly complex aspects of language processing without a person being aware of doing so.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026

She admits current theft levels are unacceptable, but says there is no funding to routinely carry out large-scale operations within current police budgets, set by the Home Office.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

Many descendants carry out their own private investigations, which have no end.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann


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