1
as in enforcing
to carry out effectively
the agency charged with executing the nation's drug laws
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as in performing
to carry through (as a process) to completion
when you execute this dance step, try to keep your arms a little higher
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as in murdering
to put to death deliberately
during the war those convicted of desertion were summarily executed
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Recent Examples of executing
The other question mark is whether Red Bull kept him out too long before executing his final pit stop.
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Madeline Coleman,
New York Times,
29 June 2026
Employees spend less time executing tasks and more time directing work, applying judgment and providing oversight.
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Larry English,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
While executing a search warrant in October 2024, law enforcement officers found 257 pounds of mushrooms and 18 pounds of growing material at a location in Fallbrook, as well as 25 pounds of mushrooms, 5 pounds of psilocybin capsules and six firearms at a location in Bonsall.
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Noah Haggerty,
Los Angeles Times,
28 June 2026
Alicent, on the other hand, is abandoning her seat at the table and executing her exit plan, which includes opening the door for the Blacks’s hostile takeover.
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The Editors,
Vulture,
27 June 2026
In May, Reuters reported that a Sudanese RSF commander who had been arrested after videos surfaced of him executing people in El Fasher was released from prison and is back on the battlefield, back to active duty.
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Janine Di Giovanni,
Vanity Fair,
25 June 2026
If that’s the case, perhaps the president can ask them to stop executing innocent civilians?
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Editorial Board,
Washington Post,
25 June 2026
Last February, video captured multiple investigators executing what appeared to be a search warrant at Carvalho’s home, carrying items in and out of the residence.
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Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
22 June 2026
Consecutive years the Heat will be executing a draft pick that initially belonged to the Golden State Warriors.
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Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
20 June 2026
Madeline Coleman,
New York Times,
29 June 2026
Employees spend less time executing tasks and more time directing work, applying judgment and providing oversight.
—
Larry English,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
While executing a search warrant in October 2024, law enforcement officers found 257 pounds of mushrooms and 18 pounds of growing material at a location in Fallbrook, as well as 25 pounds of mushrooms, 5 pounds of psilocybin capsules and six firearms at a location in Bonsall.
—
Noah Haggerty,
Los Angeles Times,
28 June 2026
Alicent, on the other hand, is abandoning her seat at the table and executing her exit plan, which includes opening the door for the Blacks’s hostile takeover.
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The Editors,
Vulture,
27 June 2026
In May, Reuters reported that a Sudanese RSF commander who had been arrested after videos surfaced of him executing people in El Fasher was released from prison and is back on the battlefield, back to active duty.
—
Janine Di Giovanni,
Vanity Fair,
25 June 2026
If that’s the case, perhaps the president can ask them to stop executing innocent civilians?
—
Editorial Board,
Washington Post,
25 June 2026
Last February, video captured multiple investigators executing what appeared to be a search warrant at Carvalho’s home, carrying items in and out of the residence.
—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
22 June 2026
Consecutive years the Heat will be executing a draft pick that initially belonged to the Golden State Warriors.
—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
20 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for executing
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The statement also said Blue Island police are focused on preventing crime, responding to emergencies and enforcing state and local laws, not federal immigration enforcement, as that’s the responsibility of federal agencies.
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Cal Fire, along with local Sacramento‑area fire departments, law enforcement agencies, and Shriners Children's Hospital, held a press conference Thursday to emphasise their commitment to enforcing strict fireworks restrictions.
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When a company is performing well, investors assume success will continue.
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Rolling Stone and Page Six report that Nicks is performing at Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding next week, on July 3, at Madison Square Garden.
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The ruling handed down on Tuesday affirmed the judgment of a May 2025 hearing presided over by Cuyahoga County judge Nancy Margaret Russo, the same judge who found Shirilla guilty of murdering her boyfriend, Dominic Russo (no relation) and their friend, Davion Flanagan, in a 2022 car crash.
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Sam Worthington leads the series as David Burroughs, a father serving a life sentence for murdering his own son five years ago.
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Several environmental groups have also proposed removing or entirely bypassing the Glen Canyon Dam, draining what's left into Lake Mead, and implementing stricter water conservation measures.
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However, the report alleges there have been delays in implementing some of the intervention policies, and decries the wellness program's staffing shortage.
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The primary question is whether this crowded field of new entrants is actually accomplishing anything, or whether its members are simply tripping over one another with deleterious impact.
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The one large task moves the needle forward at a peak time in the day, the three medium tasks feel easier after accomplishing the first one, and the five small tasks are quick to check off the list as energy levels begin to dip.
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Since the start of the war in 2022, Ukrainian military intelligence has claimed responsibility for assassinating several senior Russian officers, some of whom have appeared on a public list of Ukraine’s enemies.
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Yes, assassinating their leaders might have played into that.
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Neighbors digging with their hands is usually the true image of first responders, yet the longer that image lasts the more evident the State’s failure is in fulfilling its duties as guarantors of life and public safety.
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That is journalism fulfilling its civic duty.
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The new team, nicknamed the Vatreni (the blazers or the fiery ones), was considered a rank outsider, and few expected the masterful giant-slaying campaign that Croatia delivered.
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Kim — who faces murder charges in a 2016 killing in San Jose and a 2018 slaying in Westminster — was flown into Los Angeles International Airport on Wednesday, booked into the Anaheim city jail, turned over to the San Jose Police Department and then transported to Santa Clara County.
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