as in fulfills
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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The parade also fulfills a promise.—
Jane Horowitz,
Los Angeles Times,
16 June 2026 -
For example, in my state, the formal Illinois Republican Party no longer fulfills any of the traditional party roles.—
Jim Nowlan,
Chicago Tribune,
26 May 2026
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Oliver Tree performs at Lollapalooza in Grant Park, Chicago, on Thursday, July 29, 2021.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
14 June 2026
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There's a very important task, so somebody performs a task, somebody else approves.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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The more important evaluative question is not who creates an idea, but what the idea accomplishes.—
Chris Reed,
Oc Register,
30 July 2025
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Delta accomplishes this pricing through a partnership with Fetcherr, a six-year-old Israeli company that also counts Azul, WestJet, Virgin Atlantic, and VivaAerobus as clients.—
Irina Ivanova,
Fortune,
16 July 2025
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Falling within the the Department of Finance in New York, the NYC sheriff executes civil warrants for courts, is appointed by the mayor (rather than elected), and has—compared to the NYPD—a modest budget of approximately $16 million.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 June 2026
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Lin does almost everything at a high level, executes the small things extremely well and plays the game with a rare quality, maturity and detail for a D his age.—
Scott Wheeler,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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Price dictates the market and decisions, Braschi said, adding that if a product costs less and achieves the results every brand desires, producers must comply with this rule.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
9 Dec. 2025
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Recorded at Poland’s Camerimage Film Festival, this THR Presents conversation with cinematographer Barry Ackroyd offered a rare, inside look at how Kathryn Bigelow’s House of Dynamite — now on Netflix — achieves its unrelenting real-time intensity.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Dec. 2025
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But Cas9 is the actual machine that does the cutting.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
11 June 2026
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To get the true sense of where contemporary art in Florida stands in 2026, the Orlando survey show does just that.—
Michelle F. Solomon,
Miami Herald,
11 June 2026
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Hitler comes to power; Lajos, by now a regional administrator, reluctantly carries out the Nazis’ orders, consigning the local Jewish population to death; Ilona and her husband flee to America by way of Switzerland.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
23 Apr. 2026
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The company showcased the upgrade in a video where Spot reads a handwritten to-do list and carries out tasks such as organizing shoes, picking up cans, and placing clothes in a laundry basket.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Apr. 2026
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That something so benign could wreak so much havoc against the backdrop of a place as humdrum as a corner restaurant is what makes the story (written by TZ mainstay Richard Matheson) so terrifying.—
Josh Weiss,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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Monday at noon, Atlanta makes its debut in the greatest sports tournament the world has to offer.—
Ken Sugiura,
AJC.com,
11 June 2026
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“Follows through (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/follows%20through%20%28with%29. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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