as in fulfilling
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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Growing your favorite flowers from seed can be an incredibly fulfilling journey, offering the chance to witness the entire life cycle of a plant.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
9 May 2026 -
The Valkyries are going into Sunday’s home opener against Phoenix with injuries to Tiffany Hayes and Cecilia Zandalasini – both nursing ailments from Friday’s game – and guard Justė Jocytė still fulfilling her overseas commitment before joining the team.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
9 May 2026
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Prada 2 is, in that sense, the model performing exactly as designed.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
9 May 2026
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Coyle has served as an advisor to many high-performing organizations, including the Navy SEALs, Microsoft, Google, and the Cleveland Guardians.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
9 May 2026
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Betty Rae’s Ice Cream opened its 11th location in the Kansas City metro earlier this month in Liberty, crossing the Missouri River for the first time and accomplishing a years-long dream for owner Matt Shatto.—
Jenna Ebbers,
Kansas City Star,
1 May 2026
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Best of luck accomplishing your goals today and, of course, do keep in touch.—
Ed Silverman,
STAT,
27 Apr. 2026
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If Pan American Airways represented, at its height, victory and suavity, the country achieving a kind of European state of grace, then Spirit was the exact opposite—synonymous with the rowdy and the rude at the heart of the American character.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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What may sound like a dizzying lifestyle to some to Chiles is par for the course in achieving her loftiest goals across sports and beyond.—
Marquise Francis,
NBC news,
9 May 2026
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They were locked in, executing the finer points while bringing an intensity that put all the pressure on Minnesota to make the right plays in a decisive manner.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
7 May 2026
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Retailers must be targeted in their investments and focus on successfully executing one mission rather than being a jack of all trades.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
7 May 2026
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The warnings came despite a ceasefire that has been nominally in place since April 17, although Israel and Hezbollah have been carrying out daily attacks since then.—
Bassem Mroue,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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As the world watches tensions between Washington and Tehran, Iran has been carrying out the fastest wave of political executions in its recent history.—
Alejandra Jaramillo,
CNN Money,
6 May 2026
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Our desire to see each other can remain the same but the means of doing so have to be flexible.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
10 May 2026
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Just a wonderful man that teaches you lessons, teaches you camaraderie, unity, doing things as a unit, that no one’s different.—
Doug Padilla,
Oc Register,
10 May 2026
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In stark contrast to the teenage social scene once synonymous with malls, many of Lincolnwood’s shoppers seemed to come there alone, making beelines for the still-open Old Navy or Victoria Secret without ever removing their headphones.—
Audrey Pachuta,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
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The Moon in Aquarius moves through your 9th House and trines Venus in your sign, making learning and creative thinking especially fertile.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
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“Following through (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/following%20through%20%28with%29. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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