as in to fulfil
to carry through (as a process) to completion
you said you would put all of the files in order, but you didn't follow through with it
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Reaching out and connecting with another person fulfills a basic human need for belonging and validation.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
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The story of this ranch dates to 1985 when Jim Kouf set out to fulfill a childhood promise to himself.—
Ethan Stone,
USA Today,
7 Apr. 2025
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In addition to taking your medical history and performing a thorough physical exam, your provider may recommend the following tests:10 Skin biopsy: Your provider may take a skin sample and send it to the lab to look for signs of infection.—
Carrie Madormo, RN,
Health,
4 Apr. 2025
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India's stock markets had previously performed better than others thanks to lower tariffs than competitors like China, Indonesia and Vietnam.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
4 Apr. 2025
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The Constitution says that the president, the chief executive, shall take care that the laws be faithfully executed.—
Samantha Riedel,
Them.,
28 Mar. 2025
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Miller serves as the presenting sponsor of the LIM College Fashion Show, and is personally mentoring students throughout the process of creating and executing the event.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
28 Mar. 2025
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Bonnell: Two deployments, 20 years of service An Army spokesperson, Lt. Col. Ruth Castro, told the Fayetteville Observer that Bonnell served in the Special Forces, achieving the rank of sergeant first class and serving from September 2004 to December 2024.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2025
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At this point, achieving half that number might be a stretch.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
3 Apr. 2025
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This is because a backlog develops with lenders going through the process of liquidating collateral while the bankruptcy courts will face a similar backlog in the liquidation of debtors’ estates.—
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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The investment bank Goldman Sachs says the U.S. recession is close to 50-50 odds, assuming Trump won't go through with his plan for the biggest tariffs to go into effect on Wednesday.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
7 Apr. 2025
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Due to the lack of upsets, Johnny Avello, an oddsmaker at DraftKings, said the bettor has done will this year due to a popular trend.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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That is something that a trainee should be able to do under supervision or an advanced senior resident would be able to do on their own.—
Maria Fontoura,
Rolling Stone,
5 Apr. 2025
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Trained in the technical side of tradecraft, Tal’s put through a trial-by-fire working alongside a team of veteran operators.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
21 Mar. 2025
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Those who call asking for financial help are put through to the Vatican almoner’s office, which has provided aid recently to victims of war in Ukraine, floods in Brazil and homelessness in Naples in southern Italy.—
Giovanna Dell’Orto,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Mar. 2025
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Zoom out: Newly confirmed NIH director Jay Bhattacharya sent an introductory email on Tuesday morning saying that staff reductions will require new approaches to carrying out key functions at the agency.—
Maya Goldman,
Axios,
1 Apr. 2025
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Thurmond carried out his filibuster in an effort to block civil rights legislation.—
Kaia Hubbard,
CBS News,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Follow through (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/follow%20through%20%28with%29. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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