as in to carry out
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Guild’s three-decade career included nine years on SEAL Team Six, a secretive unit that carries out some of the U.S. military’s most difficult operations, often underwater.—
David W. Brown,
New Yorker,
12 June 2025 -
The shift comes as Trump deployed the National Guard and later 700 Marines to Los Angeles, responding to reports of violence targeting law enforcement—particularly Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents carrying out deportation raids.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 June 2025
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Over all, Lee said, the album is an almost identical remake of the original—a technically difficult task to pull off.—
Tyler Foggatt,
New Yorker,
8 June 2025
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Vulcan is now operational and Blue Origin, the space company founded by Musk’s billionaire rival Jeff Bezos, pulled off a successful first launch of its New Glenn rocket in January.—
Jeremy Bogaisky,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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Smaller dogs can be carried off a trail, but larger dogs may have to walk out on their own.—
Caleb Lunetta,
Mercury News,
27 May 2025
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The players, new heroes, were carried off shoulder-high.—
Daniel Taylor,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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As governments and industries aim to reach carbon neutrality, innovation in ICs will be instrumental in achieving long-term ESG goals.—
Cecilia Shen,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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With such a young and talented squad — and the weight of winning the Champions League now finally off their shoulders — the question now is how much more this PSG team could go on to achieve?—
The Totally Football Show,
New York Times,
2 June 2025
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Blue-chip stocks have fluctuated, and the reliable strategy of buying and holding has been put through the wringer as stocks have bounced around without much clarity.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
31 May 2025
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There is a test laboratory where samples of materials and finished bags are put through their paces, and a repair workshop where a weathered brown bag awaited rescue, its flap chewed by a dog.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
2 Apr. 2025
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These are the building blocks that will help retailers fulfill the promise of their RMNs—not just as a media platform, but as a growth engine.—
Lindsey Mazza,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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In Anderson’s lavishly talented ensembles, the majority of the performers fulfill the basic requirements of being in a Wes Anderson movie, which can involve spitting out long reams of dialogue quickly, directly, without a lot of sauce.—
Michael Phillips,
Chicago Tribune,
5 June 2025
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But this year, the original cast members of Hamilton are not throwing away their shot to perform at Broadway’s biggest night.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
3 June 2025
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Also in New York City, Uma Thurman brings her daughter Luna to the opening night of Eurydice, while Ciara performs at King's Cross in London.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
3 June 2025
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“Work (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/work%20%28at%29. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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