as in to fulfill
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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Lizete González, a Mexico fan, said the city has a long way to go to fulfill its promises.—
Eduard Cauich,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026 -
The standard must be whether outcomes justified the investment, promises were fulfilled, and measurable results were achieved.—
Michele Steeb,
Oc Register,
10 June 2026
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For the past week — ever since her 42nd birthday — Dinah had spent each evening standing in this same spot, smoking a clandestine cigarette, watching this same man perform yard work and chores, envisioning the same torrid affair.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
8 Dec. 2025
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The caller reported that a man and a woman were found inside the vacant unit when the maintenance employee went in to perform work.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Dec. 2025
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This change was partly accomplished by the creation of the Access Artist Advisory Board, which was dedicated to making things more accessible — physically and emotionally, but also financially.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
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But because removal is so profound, the hurdles to accomplish it are significant.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
10 June 2026
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The system forms a 1,243-mile-wide pool of computing power capable of achieving 98 percent of the efficiency of a single data center, Liu Yunjie, chief director of the project and a member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, told the state publication.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Dec. 2025
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His 799 games for one club will never be achieved again.—
Roshane Thomas,
New York Times,
12 Dec. 2025
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The county’s share of liquor revenue dropped by several hundred thousand dollars, Tripple said, part of a plan executed at the end of the session to divert liquor revenue to state police to make up for straggling wages.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
15 June 2026
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For a wedding with 250 guests at Vertigo Event Venue in Glendale, at least four kitchen team members work 70 to 80 hours to prepare and execute the event.—
Ani Duzdabanyan,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
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What to do after writing some of this century’s most devastating songs about the torment of breaking up?—
Mikael Wood,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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Local officials cannot necessarily evaluate projects the way professional investors do, and tend to go all-in on one or a handful of hopefuls — leaving public finances exposed when bets sour, Wang added.—
Anniek Bao,Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
12 June 2026
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However, this requires the seawater to be put through desalination first, which further increases the cost of hydrogen production.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
4 June 2026
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They'll also be put through more repetitive drills, like the surprisingly difficult art of grasping objects like humans can.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
25 May 2026
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As previously reported by Fox News Digital, cyberespionage by groups such as Salt Typhoon, linked to China, has carried out operations targeting sensitive communications.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
11 June 2026
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Sudanese paramilitary forces carried out drone strikes overnight in central Sudan, killing at least 15 people and wounding dozens, health officials said Thursday, as the use of unmanned aircraft becomes increasingly common in the more than three-year war in the African country.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 June 2026
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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 18 Jun. 2026.
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