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execute

[ek-si-kyoot] / ˈɛk sɪˌkyut /




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So what tactics will De Zerbi implement at Spurs, and will this relegation-threatened group of players be able to execute them?

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

“The entire Department serves at the direction of the President and will execute his military objectives without fail,” Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said, “The entire Department serves at the direction of the President and will execute his military objectives without fail.”

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026

"We just feel like we're lifted up by the team that supports us, and you just sort of execute the plan," Wiseman said as the crew soared away from their home planet.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

My plan was to follow this catwalk to a prominent rock prow in the center of the wall and thereby execute an end run around the ugly, avalanche-swept lower half of the face.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer




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