as in to fulfil
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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Ever the professional, Timberlake is back to fulfill his show schedule, and his Valentine’s Day concert may make for an even more thrilling experience for concert-goers.—
Britt Julious,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Feb. 2025 -
Managers will be drawn to the one large-cap stock that can fulfill old goals.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
4 Feb. 2025
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Here's what to know about who performed during the Grammy Awards.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
3 Feb. 2025
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Somehow, the various components of blood—red and white cells, platelets, and plasma—manage to perform an entire spectrum of life-promoting functions.—
Nicola Twilley,
The New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2025
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State police also executed a search warrant for Ivers’ medical records and blood samples.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
8 Feb. 2025
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The big picture: The early days of Trump's second administration — as Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) crew execute a hostile takeover of the federal government's digital infrastructure — are giving Washington a crash course in the importance of system permissions.—
Sam Sabin,
Axios,
7 Feb. 2025
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When that trick can be achieved is one of the many questions hanging over Wolves’ midfield in the hours, days, weeks and months ahead.—
Steve Madeley,
The Athletic,
3 Feb. 2025
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Kane Brown achieves his fifth top 10-charting album on the Billboard 200, as The High Road rides in at No. 7 with 40,000 equivalent album units earned.—
Keith Caulfield,
Billboard,
2 Feb. 2025
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The two did, however, go through a few rifts in 2023 including having a public spat at the BET Awards over Uzi giving JT’s seat to ASAP Bari.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
6 Feb. 2025
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Given the current state of hiring, those prospects are harder, Pollak said, adding that if the severance packages do indeed go through September, that should provide enough time for people to find work.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN,
6 Feb. 2025
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Similarly, Trump surrogates like White House Chief of Staff Susan Wiles don't seem to be doing much to contain the political fallout.—
Nathaniel Rakich,
ABC News,
4 Feb. 2025
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This is not hard to do, and Spotify knows, and has known, how to fix this problem for their users.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
4 Feb. 2025
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Others, like the pilot for Firefly, are put through the ringer.—
Declan Gallagher,
EW.com,
25 Jan. 2025
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First to use the charger was a Subaru Solterra that was later put through its paces across the rugged St Helena landscape.—
Matthew MacConnell,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
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Adapted by Ronan Bennett from the hit Frederick Forsyth novel, Season 1 of The Day of the Jackal follows an unrivaled and highly elusive lone assassin, the Jackal (Redmayne), who makes his living carrying out hits for the highest fee.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2025
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In Brannon’s case, authorities said, Mikos fraudulently billed Medicare for 85 surgeries on her feet that had not been carried out.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
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