as in fulfilled
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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This bonus offer will be fulfilled as 20,000 ThankYou® Points, which can be redeemed for $200 cash back.—
Jason Stauffer,
CNBC,
10 Oct. 2025 -
City next play Chelsea in January, when Gallagher and Madonna will no doubt debate whether Raheem Sterling fulfilled his career potential over a half-time pint.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
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Only three rookies accomplished this feat last season, but seven had 17 goals or more (including Red Wings rookie Marco Kasper with 19), and Brandsegg-Nygård’s role and tools give him a chance at making a run at it.—
Max Bultman,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
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Laura Schulte provides an update on the investigation, explains what happens when someone makes a report and recaps what's been accomplished so far.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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The singer, whose music inspired Metallica, Guns N’ Roses, Slayer, and countless other metal bands who performed at the festival, died weeks later, on July 22, prompting worldwide tributes.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
9 Oct. 2025
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The Voice and America’s Got Talent also performed quite well, both appearing in the top six entertainment-only programs of the week.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
9 Oct. 2025
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By Saturday noon, the fire crew has achieved full containment of the blaze.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
11 Oct. 2025
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Neuralink has claimed to have achieved a new milestone in brain-computer interface technology, with an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patient successfully controlling a robotic arm using only his thoughts.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Oct. 2025
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Ever since the Cubs executed a blockbuster trade with the Houston Astros last offseason, the likeliest outcome remained Tucker exploring his options as a free agent.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
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The Serpentine tote and Serpenti Forever top-handle purse came dressed in its Calla pattern, this time executed in a textured weave that took between 16 and 41 hours to make out of up to 216 meters of raffia strands.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
8 Oct. 2025
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The Nobel winners carried out experiments in the mid-1980s with an electronic circuit built of superconductors and demonstrated that quantum mechanics could also influence everyday objects under certain conditions.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025
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As the war in Gaza has unfolded, Israeli forces have carried out operations against Hezbollah in Lebanon and against the Houthis in Yemen, both of which were carrying out attacks against Israel.—
Mike Brest,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Oct. 2025
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At least a half-dozen people described an emotional seesaw they were put through by weeks of contradictory UPS tracking updates about their shipments.—
Kayla Steinberg,
NBC news,
10 Oct. 2025
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He was being put through training recently to test his ability to stay calm under pressure as Douglas tried to overstimulate his senses.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Oct. 2025
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Johnson’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday, nor did HUD officials.—
Lizzie Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Aug. 2025
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The two men then said Smollett paid them to stage the attack, and Smollett was charged with filing a false police report; the charges were later dropped after Smollett paid a fine and did community service.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Followed through (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/followed%20through%20%28with%29. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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