achiever
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By that measure, 59-year-old Rory Bremner is a high achiever.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 16, 2025
Before the fall, Tina had been a high achiever - she and her husband Mark met while working as navigators in the RAF, and Tina went on to retrain as a lawyer.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2025
Growing up in Philadelphia, Sissoko was outspoken, a high achiever, captain of the high school debate team.
From New York Times ● May 28, 2024
Michael Jr. also spoke up for Coban during his sentencing hearing in a Denver court, describing him as a high achiever who deeply regretted his actions.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 3, 2024
Chris was a high achiever in almost everything that caught his fancy.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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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 a result, the group is an eclectic collection of high achievers, one that included USC basketball player JuJu Watkins, the national player of the year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 6, 2025
Indian states allocate jobs for high achievers in sports, guaranteeing an income even after a player's active sporting years are over.
From BBC ● Jan. 27, 2025
So it appears that while it is easier for a few high achievers to scale the summits of wealth, for many others it has become harder to move up from one economic class to another.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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