execute
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The companies discovered that in healthcare, one-stop-shopping was more expensive to execute and yielded lower profits than they expected.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026
Binance said hackers then leveraged the engineer's compromised computer and a compromised internal AI tool in October to gain control over two other engineers' laptops, and execute the next steps of the attack.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
Trian believes the company requires significant capital investments and that the complex, multiyear turnaround it requires would be easier to execute as a private company, they said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
“The business requires significant capital investment to de-lever and execute the strategic initiatives needed to turn system performance around,” he added.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026
It was time to execute their plan: visit all the known locations of the Bayahíbe rose, in hopes that one might point them to the Nightbeast.
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
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The three ways that a democracy executes its governance are through legislation, regulation, and litigation in courts.
From Slate ● Oct. 5, 2026
Citadel Securities says it executes approximately 35% of all U.S.-listed retail trading volume, making it the largest by market share.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026
And whoever executes their gameplan the best will lift the trophy.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
You want to be the person who decides what to do, not the one who executes it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 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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That plan, executed between 1981 and 1997, drastically underestimated the 21st-century’s stark increase in mass tourism and museum attendance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
Only 13 inmates have been executed since voters reinstated the death penalty in 1978.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
"But over time I've realized that whether he's executed has absolutely nothing to do with my recovery or with real public safety," she said.
From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026
Bakery downtown quickly evolved into a network of trusted advisors, who helped shape her campaign promises and fine-tune policy proposals so they could be executed on day one.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
Then he made a half turn in the direction of Count Rugen and executed a quick and well-formed bow.
From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman
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Enrique Lores, who became PayPal’s chief executive in March, reiterated that while the company will evaluate any merger or acquisition proposal, he remains focused on executing PayPal’s turnaround.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
A Pentagon office has been tasked with someday executing the financial transaction to capitalize on the U.S. government’s 35% share in the venture.
From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026
Smith appears to be executing his catching duties very well, since opponents have scored just 10 runs and are hitting .160 against the Dodgers this postseason.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
Stephens analyst Jim Salera, in a research note on Thursday, said that while executing on any deal could get messy, around 90% of U.S.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 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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