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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Trump was elected to fulfill certain promises on immigration.—
W. James Antle III,
The Washington Examiner,
12 July 2025 -
The subpoenas are part of a coordinated effort between the Justice Department and the White House to fulfill President Donald Trump’s promises to curtail pediatric gender care.—
Azeen Ghorayshi,
Chicago Tribune,
11 July 2025
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The military branch is slated to perform its first-ever refueling of a U.S. military asset in orbit as early as next summer.—
Sophia Compton,
FOXNews.com,
10 July 2025
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The show features five drag queens, each performing two of Swift's eras.—
Bryan West,
The Tennessean,
9 July 2025
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The procedural process on the Senate floor is also complicated with limited time to execute.—
Allison Pecorin,
ABC News,
14 July 2025
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Now, Trump and his education secretary, Linda McMahon, are free to execute the layoffs and break up the department’s work among other federal agencies.—
Collin Binkley,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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While drug companies face intense pressure to bring treatments to market quickly, those that maintain rigorous clinical trial standards ultimately achieve better market outcomes because regulatory approval and physician adoption depend on demonstrated safety profiles.—
JoAnn Yamani,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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Pakistan, like many countries, is currently negotiating with the Trump Administration in effort to achieve a trade deal and avoid high tariffs.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
8 July 2025
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Generations of girls and boys go through them, often forming life-long attachments.—
Frank Morris,
NPR,
12 July 2025
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Unlike other marine life, many species of squid don’t go through a major metamorphosis, and their physical changes The length of the paralarval stage depends on the species, and there are more than 300 species of squid.—
Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi,
Discover Magazine,
12 July 2025
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These services do all the work for you by actively monitoring and systematically erasing your personal information from hundreds of websites.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
10 July 2025
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Wear comfortable shoes, as much of your exploring will probably be done on foot.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
10 July 2025
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The Jet Pilot is essentially a Daiquiri—rum, lime and simple syrup, one of the world’s great three ingredient drinks—put through a kaleidoscope.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
11 July 2025
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Because she’s been put through the wringer, and she’s continued to make her work.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
1 July 2025
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Police also carried out searches at the municipal offices in Adana and Adiyaman.—
Andrew Wilks,
Los Angeles Times,
5 July 2025
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The actual treatments using herbicides were carried out in a series of demonstrations last summer that were open to the public, according to notices published last year by the Army Corps.—
John Moritz,
Hartford Courant,
5 July 2025
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“Follow through (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/follow%20through%20%28with%29. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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