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execute

[ek-si-kyoot] / ˈɛk sɪˌkjut /




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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

“These conditions require our teams to execute perfectly, and this quarter we faltered,” Krishna said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

We would spend a lot of time working on our technique, practicing a series of footwork or a particular move over and over again, so at game time, we would instinctively be able to execute.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad

And whoever executes their gameplan the best will lift the trophy.

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

Early is so certain of everything he wants his debut film to be, and executes those desires with such consistent dexterity and style that watching “Maddie’s Secret” is akin to seeing someone win the lottery.

From Salon Jun. 22, 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

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

The Army contract, if executed at or near its full $500 million, would be the service’s largest-ever contract for small FPV drones.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 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

The signers of the Declaration would then have been hunted down, tried, and executed for treason, and American history would have flowed forward in a wholly different direction.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

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

Mr. Merz’s plan is worth executing for the deregulation alone.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 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

They complemented one another: Stanton, the thinker, was burdened with family responsibilities; Anthony, the organizer, was a master at the logistics of executing petition campaigns and planning events.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling




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