as in to fulfill
to carry through (as a process) to completion
the rebel forces pulled off a surprisingly successful offensive against the better equipped government troops
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Politics This Democrat pulled off one of the country’s biggest upsets.
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Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
After all, the Federal Reserve appears to be on the verge of pulling off the once-unlikely soft landing: Taming inflation without crashing the jobs market.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 30 Oct. 2024
The key to pulling off the scheme lies in rounding up a ragtag collection of prisoners and sending them off with a handful of Shibata fighters to defend an isolated and strategically important fort.
—Richard Kuipers, Variety, 30 Oct. 2024
Asia, however, has been impossible to pull off due to the time zone.
—Samuel Burke, Fortune Europe, 28 Oct. 2024
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Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
After all, the Federal Reserve appears to be on the verge of pulling off the once-unlikely soft landing: Taming inflation without crashing the jobs market.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 30 Oct. 2024
The key to pulling off the scheme lies in rounding up a ragtag collection of prisoners and sending them off with a handful of Shibata fighters to defend an isolated and strategically important fort.
—Richard Kuipers, Variety, 30 Oct. 2024
Asia, however, has been impossible to pull off due to the time zone.
—Samuel Burke, Fortune Europe, 28 Oct. 2024
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She is tasked to help fulfill BYD’s goal of generating nearly half of its sales abroad, up from 30% of its annual 301 billion yuan ($43 billion) revenue as of June 2024.Forbes Press Releases, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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What does success look like for you—not defined by others, but by what genuinely fulfills and energizes you?Ruhama Wolle, Glamour, 4 Nov. 2024
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In 2013, after a decade and a half of slow and steady work, the twin-sister pop duo from Canada scored their first Grammy nomination, their first top 10 album and performed with Taylor Swift at Staples Center.Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
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New era in robotics With newfound advancements in AI—and, in particular, foundation models, which are designed to incorporate enormous amounts of data to perform a wide set of tasks—many of the newer robotic entrants are trying to take new approaches to how robots move and operate.Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2024
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NuScale executed a revenue generating agreement with Fluor (FLR) for engineering and design services for a nuclear power project.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
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China practiced blockading Taiwan just last month by surrounding the island, which could, if executed in earnest, stop imports or exports from the country.Kate Irwin, PCMAG, 6 Nov. 2024
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The primary research question Deloitte set out to answer was how women define success at work, and what gets in the way of achieving said success.Lindsay Kohler, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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The South Korean pop group achieves its first top 10 on the chart.Gary Trust, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2024
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Any candidate can file a petition for a recount in Indiana, Oregon, and Washington, or a party official can do it on their behalf.Addy Bink, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
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Counties legally have until December 5 to finish their counts, but this is usually done within two weeks of Election Day.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Donald Trump has selected South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem to head the Department of Homeland Security, one of the biggest government agencies that will be integral to his vow to secure the border and carry out a massive deportation operation.Rebecca Santana, Twin Cities, 13 Nov. 2024
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All three candidates have vowed to carry out Trump’s agenda.Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Some countries make visas accessible for retirees or remote workers.Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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In this case, the decision to release early makes total sense as the segment will presumably be irrelevant by Wednesday.James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Nov. 2024
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The echoes from Phil Little Thunder’s drum were carried off by the wind.Tim Madigan, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
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Using disguises and fake passports to carry off his latest hit, the cold-blooded Jackal (Redmayne) sparks a massive police operation across Europe to find him.Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Oct. 2024
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