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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While not for everyone, this lifestyle allows some workers to fulfill their travel dreams.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA TODAY,
18 Feb. 2025 -
Wrestling in the state meet for the first time will fulfill a longtime dream for Kenney (35-7).—
Dave Melton,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Feb. 2025
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Tests performed during the day confirmed the respiratory tract infection.—
Sophie Tanno,
CNN,
15 Feb. 2025
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Verbruggen performed well, becoming the youngest goalkeeper to play at the tournament for 60 years against Poland in the group stages en route to a 2-1 defeat by England in the semi-finals.—
Andy Naylor,
The Athletic,
15 Feb. 2025
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State police also executed a search warrant for Ivers’ medical records and blood samples.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
8 Feb. 2025
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The big picture: The early days of Trump's second administration — as Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) crew execute a hostile takeover of the federal government's digital infrastructure — are giving Washington a crash course in the importance of system permissions.—
Sam Sabin,
Axios,
7 Feb. 2025
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Gold Rabbit Sports helps brands, rightsholders, media companies and startups achieve sponsorships, deals and activations.—
Sportico Staff,
Sportico.com,
14 Feb. 2025
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While the need is dire, going vintage can achieve a brighter future.—
Grace Butler,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
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And Answers For Tuesday, February 18 Delta Flight Crashes In Toronto: 18 Passengers Injured, No Fatalities As Cause Of Incident Is Under Investigation Macfarlane Group has also gone through a successful turnaround and growth strategy under CEO Peter Atkinson.—
Jacob Wolinsky,
Forbes,
18 Feb. 2025
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Backblaze goes through massive amounts of hard drives backing up customers' data, and its report is worth reading.—
Scott Gilbertson,
WIRED,
18 Feb. 2025
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But descendants felt the admission was a first step; now, what would the Jesuits do about it?—
Marc Ramirez,
USA TODAY,
17 Feb. 2025
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What is clear is that the offseason is now over, spring training is underway and the Yankees have done nothing to replace Torres.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
17 Feb. 2025
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Others, like the pilot for Firefly, are put through the ringer.—
Declan Gallagher,
EW.com,
25 Jan. 2025
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First to use the charger was a Subaru Solterra that was later put through its paces across the rugged St Helena landscape.—
Matthew MacConnell,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
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In Brannon’s case, authorities said, Mikos fraudulently billed Medicare for 85 surgeries on her feet that had not been carried out.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
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Adapted by Ronan Bennett from the hit Frederick Forsyth novel, Season 1 of The Day of the Jackal follows an unrivaled and highly elusive lone assassin, the Jackal (Redmayne), who makes his living carrying out hits for the highest fee.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2025
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