as in to fulfill
to carry through (as a process) to completion
the rebel forces pulled off a surprisingly successful offensive against the better equipped government troops
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Engineering teams pulled off the historic feat for the world's largest and most powerful rocket while also replicating a splashdown for the Starship itself in the Indian Ocean.
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Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 14 Oct. 2024
SpaceX pulled off its boldest test flight yet of the enormous Starship rocket on Sunday, catching the returning booster back at the launch pad with mechanical arms.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2024
But while Urban Outfitters may be trying to pull off a turnaround at the same scale is Abercrombie’s, the action points of both differ.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 11 Oct. 2024
There’s also the reductio ad absurdum whereby criminals could actively operate in concert with account holders in order to pull off persistent scams knowing full well that some sort of other (meaning banks) will be on the hook.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
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Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 14 Oct. 2024
SpaceX pulled off its boldest test flight yet of the enormous Starship rocket on Sunday, catching the returning booster back at the launch pad with mechanical arms.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2024
But while Urban Outfitters may be trying to pull off a turnaround at the same scale is Abercrombie’s, the action points of both differ.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 11 Oct. 2024
There’s also the reductio ad absurdum whereby criminals could actively operate in concert with account holders in order to pull off persistent scams knowing full well that some sort of other (meaning banks) will be on the hook.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
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“Pull off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pull%20off. Accessed 24 Oct. 2024.
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