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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Committee Chairman Tim Walberg, R-Mich., first sent a letter to Schill to testify in April, accusing Northwestern of failing to fulfill its commitment to protect Jewish students.—
Kate Armanini,
Chicago Tribune,
30 June 2025 -
Many hotels in the city are required to have clean-air transportation as part of their development agreement, which ATN fulfills.—
Michael Slaten,
Oc Register,
27 June 2025
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The English singer is also set to perform at the festival Saturday evening.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
27 June 2025
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Flowering cherries are among gardeners' favorite spring blooming trees, but not all cherries perform well in the South.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
27 June 2025
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Despite various avenues of communication and the increasingly digital process of creating denim, a gap persists between designers and the people executing their designs.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
1 July 2025
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For aspiring entrepreneurs, the platform provides a roadmap—from evaluating whether an idea is viable and profitable, to determining the necessary steps and legal requirements to operate in specific markets, and how to successfully execute the business plan.—
Sonia Osorio,
Miami Herald,
1 July 2025
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Lei remains confident about the prospects for Xiaomi’s foray into cars, predicting the new model will help the company’s EV unit achieve profitability in the second half—one of the fastest brands to hit that milestone in the automotive sector.—
Danny Bakst,
Fortune,
27 June 2025
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What are they expected to achieve at these Euros? Very few, perhaps nobody, expects Wales to make it out of this group.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
27 June 2025
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The medication has already gone through more than 15 Phase 1 and 2 clinical trials.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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For a 10-year-old girl, ovarian dysfunction could mean trouble going through puberty, irregular menstrual cycles, or even acne.—
Karina Zaiets,
USA Today,
30 June 2025
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The way to do it is with judicious use of strong contrast colours, and that’s exactly what Nike has done here, with those pinks, blues and reds underneath the armpits and down the side of the shorts.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
28 June 2025
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Accor, which owns the Orient Express brand with LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, says a lot of it has to do with the training of its staff and the design, for which award-winning artist and architect Hugo Toro made bespoke Art Deco-era pieces constructed to mirror the group’s train.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
28 June 2025
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Photo: Adriane Quinlan Which maybe made the fight a hard one to put through any kind of purity test: There were the people who wanted to be able to park their cars, and then there were those who wanted to make money selling Tecate and olives to 24-year-olds.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
11 June 2025
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Janine’s been put through so much — arguably more than any character.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
29 May 2025
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In addition to the financial contributions, Akhtar reportedly discussed plans to carry out violent acts within the U.S.—
Elaine Mallon,
The Washington Examiner,
24 June 2025
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Over the weekend, bomber pilots from Whiteman were called upon to carry out attacks on three nuclear sites in Iran, drawing the U.S. into an escalating conflict in the Middle East.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
24 June 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 6 Jul. 2025.
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