execute
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Real-estate leaders often measure a mayoral administration’s success in part by its ability to use the EDC to execute big projects.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
You have to actually execute what you proposed.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
SpaceX will aspire the next time around to execute a launch, ascent, stage separation, boostback burn and landing burn of the booster offshore without hiccups.
From Barron's ● Jul. 16, 2026
"It is filmmaking at a magnitude few modern directors could ever realistically imagine, demand, or execute."
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
They have the power to teach, police, judge, and execute.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
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Analysts at Oppenheimer led by Colin Rusch said they “continue to be encouraged by the company’s capital efficiency as it executes against growth initiatives while buying back stock.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
And whoever executes their gameplan the best will lift the trophy.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
One of the others is the Brick, that little piece of plastic that has exactly one job—to make my phone stop working in distracting ways—and executes it to perfection.
From Slate ● Jun. 10, 2026
Verizon’s VZ -0.39%decrease; red down pointing triangle head of its consumer division, Sowmyanarayan Sampath, is stepping down, marking the latest shake-up as the company executes a strategic turnaround.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 5, 2026
She leaps from her perch, deploys a tiny parachute, and executes a soft landing—straddling the thrumming ray gun as if it was a bucking bronco.
From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein
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"It was well executed and, to be honest, it's more of a relief rather than anything."
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
The Supreme Court told us in Slaughter that the president’s constitutional duty is to take care that the laws be faithfully executed.
From Slate ● Jul. 13, 2026
The army said the children and staff were rescued following "carefully planned and executed" operations alongside intelligence agencies, police and local vigilante groups.
From Barron's ● Jul. 11, 2026
Completed buybacks — not just authorized repurchases but ones that are actually executed — are also running at a record pace, according to Rubin.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 10, 2026
Lindsey's lawyer, David Bagwell, was a respected civil attorney from Mobile; he had worked on the case of Wayne Ritter, who'd been executed a year earlier.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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Intrator said he believes the company’s role is secure as long as it keeps executing and innovating.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Unified’s revised plan must identify “the exact actions, responsible departments, timelines and measurable performance metrics for executing each proposed expenditure reduction or revenue enhancement,” Duardo’s letter said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
There’s an art to executing the perfect “soft” off day.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
The FTC, the court said, “unquestionably exercises executive power,” its work the very essence of executing the law.
From Slate ● Jun. 30, 2026
The cycle of mounting and executing and moving on to the next project has skidded to a halt, and he cannot say why.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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