execute
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Shelton's recent success has been a product of developing his defensive skills and improving his weaker backhand, but not being able to execute his damaging forehand in crucial moments against Zverev proved costly.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
“Whether they execute what they promise or not,” she said, “that’s shown with time.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
All I know is that when Pebble Beach’s traffic control staff forced me to execute a tricky U-turn on a narrow road—at night, in front of witnesses—the Multistrada nosed around beautifully.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
“They tend to give very bullish long term forecasts then execute to those forecasts, vs other companies that tend to trade more on beats and raises,” the strategists wrote.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026
It was one thing to visualize all this on paper, another to execute it.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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The United States rarely executes women, no matter how gruesome their crimes.
From Slate ● Aug. 25, 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
He said that Schulman’s focus on cost-cutting and simplifying plans for customers could help inject stability into the business if Verizon executes well.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 2, 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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Nottinghamshire Police has maintained throughout its evidence that if the warrant had been executed, it was unlikely to have prevented the attacks from happening.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
Rodger said a second incident involving Doherty on 6 March 2024, saw her access details about a search warrant being executed and pass on details about it to the same man as before.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
Since wartime executions resumed on March 19, two people have also been executed in connection with the "Woman. Life. Freedom." protests that erupted in 2022.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
Coincidentally, last March, Ward gave the green light for Carruthers’ execution after his attorneys had argued that Carruthers was not competent to be executed because he was “consumed by psychotic delusions.”
From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2026
Fearing that Champe would be executed if Arnold caught him, Washington discharged him from the Continental Army.
From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen
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"It's really just making sure we're executing to make sure we get the best result for the team," he said.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
Some companies have taken advantage of the windfall by executing pension-risk transfers, shifting obligations to life insurers through annuity buyouts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Its AI agents are now securely executing contract workflows, Thygesen said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
Instinct competes with ChatGPT Work or SpaceXAI’s Grok Bot, which are increasingly growing more advanced at executing personal tasks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Then she glided and shifted her weight, gracefully executing a combination of steps which the bent woman had danced long ago at seal camp.
From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George
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