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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Recent Examples of pull off
That means if the Chiefs pull off a three-peat feat never before seen in NFL history, the team won’t be able to include the phrase on shirts, hats, rings or other championship memorabilia without entering an agreement to pay royalties to Riley’s company.
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Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 9 Jan. 2025
Prime Video’s full-length trailer for Reacher season 3, released Wednesday, showcases Alan Ritchson’s buff titular character in peak action-hero form—arm wrestling, smashing heads through glass, sprinting through dark woods, fleeing an exploding boat, and pulling off even more jaw-dropping moves.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 8 Jan. 2025
Fitzcarraldo peacock Glengarry Glen Ross Year: 1992 Runtime: 1h 40m
Director: James Foley
David Mamet wrote the adaptation of his Pulitzer Prize-winning play and pulled off the rare trick of a nearly perfect version of a stage hit.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
To pull off the very symbol of Roham, the team sent animators to horse farms to ride and film the animals.
—Rafael Motamayor, IndieWire, 2 Jan. 2025
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Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 9 Jan. 2025
Prime Video’s full-length trailer for Reacher season 3, released Wednesday, showcases Alan Ritchson’s buff titular character in peak action-hero form—arm wrestling, smashing heads through glass, sprinting through dark woods, fleeing an exploding boat, and pulling off even more jaw-dropping moves.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 8 Jan. 2025
Fitzcarraldo peacock Glengarry Glen Ross Year: 1992 Runtime: 1h 40m
Director: James Foley
David Mamet wrote the adaptation of his Pulitzer Prize-winning play and pulled off the rare trick of a nearly perfect version of a stage hit.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
To pull off the very symbol of Roham, the team sent animators to horse farms to ride and film the animals.
—Rafael Motamayor, IndieWire, 2 Jan. 2025
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The company can now fulfill customer orders from store locations, without the fulfillment center, Kohl's said.Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2025
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According to the release, the company in recent years has expanded its ability to fulfill customer orders directly from store locations.Gil Macias, People.com, 11 Jan. 2025
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Six other teams also performed worse at home than on the road, including two home teams this playoff weekend: the Baltimore Ravens (hosting the Pittsburgh Steelers on Saturday night) and the Houston Texans (hosting the Los Angeles Chargers to kick off the playoff slate).Michael Salfino, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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Legendary actor Harrison Ford eats there on his trips to Wichita when his maintenance performed on his plane, per a Wichita Eagle story.Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 10 Jan. 2025
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Beginning in utero, development is a complex series of events that leads to the ability to execute increasingly complex tasks and to control actions and behaviors.Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2025
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It has been widely reported that the President-elect plans to execute as many as 100 executive orders on a wide variety of issues during his first day in office next Monday.David Blackmon, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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The researchers found that the medaka males mated an average of 19 times per day, with some only achieving four and others up to 27 times.Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
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The track achieved the longest climb to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for a solo male artist, taking 32 weeks to reach the summit in March 2024.Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 9 Jan. 2025
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Advertisement According to Amika Mota, who worked as a firefighter in California’s Chowchilla prison before her release in 2015, during major fires prisoners do a lot of preventive and protective work, like clearing brush or cutting gaps in the vegetation to slow the spread of flames.Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025
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So our parents have no idea about one of the most important things their children are doing.Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Jan. 2025
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With resuming office, preparations are already underway from the incoming administration to carry out Trump's immigration agenda.David Faris, Newsweek, 19 Jan. 2025
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According to the Journal, between 100 and 200 officers would be there to carry out the operation, which was expected to begin Tuesday morning and last all week.Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 19 Jan. 2025
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Effect of Technology on Hunting Opportunity The context for Idaho’s HAT working group is that as technology makes hunters more effective at killing animals, hunting opportunity diminishes.Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 10 Jan. 2025
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Ash trickled down from a gray sky and the smell of smoke lingered in the air Thursday as Angelenos made phone calls to loved ones.Angela Yang, NBC News, 10 Jan. 2025
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By the 15th minute of the opening day game against Bournemouth, the City Ground had to witness Danilo — normally the man with the most permanent smile in the Forest dressing room — being carried off in agony, after suffering a broken ankle.Paul Taylor, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
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The latter was carried off the court by several security guards.Paulina Dedaj, Fox News, 20 Dec. 2024
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