executed

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FBI agents executed a search warrant at the Virginia home of Washington Post reporter, Hannah Natanson, earlier this year as part of an investigation into alleged mishandling of classified information by a government contractor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 11, 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 other option is to stick to a high-pressing approach but to tweak how that is executed.

From BBC • Jul. 2, 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