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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After-dark travel also fulfills the growing demand for novel adventures, because these days, a pristine night sky is especially rare.—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Outside,
16 Mar. 2026 -
Libra September 23 – October 22 What sort of art fulfils your soul?—
Tarot.com,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Mar. 2026
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Deocampo also is the co-founder of ARKADE, a 25-member K-pop dance team that performs throughout Southern California.—
Marcia Luttrell,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
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Later Saturday, Wiseman and Glover planned to take a turn at manually piloting the Orion capsule to help engineers better understand how the spacecraft performs in flight and to provide hands-on feedback for future Artemis astronauts.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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Rather than raising taxes on upper-income families to address Social Security’s fiscal challenges, policymakers should first reduce federal spending benefits that disproportionately accrue to high-income retirees, which accomplishes redistributive goals without harming economic growth.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2026
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The play that Stephen Adly Guirgis has written accomplishes that.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
31 Mar. 2026
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Iran executes 3 men detained during January protests Iran announced the execution of three men detained in January’s nationwide protests, the first such sentences known to have been carried out, the judiciary’s Mizan news agency reported.—
Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2026
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William is well rounded and executes all styles with quiet confidence.—
Heide Janssen,
Oc Register,
15 Mar. 2026
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Some users have found that microdosing, or taking the drug in small amounts, achieves the best health outcomes, but some experts warn against it.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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The Power and the Glory achieves the comfortable combination of a thriller plot with the high, moral ambiguity of a modern drama.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
1 Apr. 2026
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So does Soderbergh’s camera, which begins sniffing and roving about the space like a dog unleashed.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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So does Delta Air Lines, which also ranks high with customers and is now the country’s most profitable carrier.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
2 Apr. 2026
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Noem testified during a shutdown during a war Noem’s testimony came during a shutdown at DHS as Democrats demand changes to the way Trump carries out his immigration agenda.—
Garrett Downs,
CNBC,
4 Mar. 2026
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The country already carries out around 5,000-7,000 returns per year, but with around 40,000-50,000 new arrivals each year, roughly half of whose asylum applications are rejected, Plevris said the current rate of return was not enough.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Lori listens in dumbfounded silence, keeping her eyes on the prize, and trying not to roll them when Julian makes a comment about the dearth of great women artists—the kind of remark that earned him a close brush with cancellation in the past.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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If feedback arrives, take it as encouragement to refine, not retreat, since practice is what makes potential skills into real ones!—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Apr. 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 6 Apr. 2026.
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