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Recent Examples of execution But when conditions shift or AI changes part of the system, constraints often move to decision quality or execution. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026 Specifically, Mehta highlighted management's commentary on solid execution in Venezuela, with gross production expected to more than double to nearly 600 kbd (kilo barrels per day) by 2031 via three joint ventures. — Tipranks.com Staff, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026 The history of castles is, of course, also filled with gruesome details, and some of the most famous fortresses served as prisons and sites of torture and execution. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026 Al-Faraj’s family received no advance notice of his execution, according to a press release issued by the United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner. — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for execution
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Noun
  • The policy provides a six-month implementation period after the bill becomes law, with an extra six-month grace period for businesses that can't implement the change until their next fiscal year or budget cycle begins.
    — Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The new rules are part of the implementation of the GENIUS Act, which was signed into law last year and was meant to codify the rules and regulations around issuers of stablecoins.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • In stark contrast to these figures, the fulfillment of existing emissions reduction pledges would only yield a 5-to-8% emissions cut by 2030 and an 11-to-15% reduction by 2035, the report found.
    — Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Should inventory be staged closer to fulfillment centers or major retail distribution hubs?
    — Tom Wicky, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • What happens when the response to the horror of 9/11 becomes an arena for perpetration of further crimes, rather than the healing of wounds already inflicted?
    — Christopher Coffman, The Conversation, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Pipkins is charged with kidnapping and first-degree murder in perpetration of a kidnapping.
    — KC Baker, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • This year, the multiplatinum band celebrates its 50th anniversary and has scheduled performances throughout California for the remainder of the year.
    — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
  • SpaceX shares jumped nearly 8% on Wednesday, their best single-session performance since August.
    — Morgan Chittum, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • In her new role, Danielle will help celebrate her aunt's life and accomplishments while offering a personal perspective on the woman behind the music, according to a press release announcing the appointment.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
  • But even with their growing lists of accomplishments, all three designers acknowledge that running an independent label has its challenges.
    — Vogue, Vogue, 22 Oct. 2026

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“Execution.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/execution. Accessed 29 Oct. 2026.

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