1
as in to enforce
to carry out effectively
the agency charged with executing the nation's drug laws
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2
as in to perform
to carry through (as a process) to completion
when you execute this dance step, try to keep your arms a little higher
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3
as in to assassinate
to put to death deliberately
during the war those convicted of desertion were summarily executed
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Recent Examples of execute
Christopher Earl Lloyd, 39, of Orange County, is accused of executing the scheme from April 2021 until February 2024, according to the indictment, released Thursday by the Justice Department in the Central District of California.
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Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 25 July 2025
Petsch credits one crew member with the stunt being executed flawlessly.
—Ryan Coleman Updated, EW.com, 25 July 2025
Systems should explain their decisions rather than merely executing them.
—Rahul Bhatia, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
The charges are a result of the Internet Crimes Against Children unit (ICAC) of the Criminal Investigations Division executing search warrants at two locations in Fort Pierce connected to Taylor, according to a Facebook post from the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office.
—Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 July 2025
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Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 25 July 2025
Petsch credits one crew member with the stunt being executed flawlessly.
—Ryan Coleman Updated, EW.com, 25 July 2025
Systems should explain their decisions rather than merely executing them.
—Rahul Bhatia, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
The charges are a result of the Internet Crimes Against Children unit (ICAC) of the Criminal Investigations Division executing search warrants at two locations in Fort Pierce connected to Taylor, according to a Facebook post from the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office.
—Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 July 2025
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The gateway manages credentials, enforces access controls and provides audit trails for AI tool usage, addressing compliance requirements that often block enterprise AI deployments.—
Janakiram MSV,
Forbes.com,
18 July 2025
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And while Home Depot has an official no-solicitation policy for its stores, it’s enforced at the discretion of individual store managers and security personnel.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN Money,
18 July 2025
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Cauley is on her own tour, performing four shows a week in different cities across the U.S., and will be headlining at Zanie's Comedy Club on July 31.—
Laura L. Davis,
The Tennessean,
22 July 2025
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Chris Martin of Coldplay performs at Rogers Stadium on July 07, 2025 in Toronto, Ontario.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 July 2025
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The next day, J.F.K. was assassinated, spawning decades of conspiracy theories.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
18 July 2025
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The country’s intelligence services failed to prevent Israel from assassinating many top military officials, and now the Iranian regime is lashing out in all directions.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
17 July 2025
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The commitments also guarantee sustained investment in local general entertainment and sports programming. Canal+ and MultiChoice are now set to implement a structural arrangement, unveiled in February, which addresses local ownership regulations under South Africa’s Electronic Communications Act.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
23 July 2025
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Other districts in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex have already required students to wear ID badges or are beginning to implement identical policies.—
Lina Ruiz,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 July 2025
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Sade Robinson was reported missing before she was found murdered.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
26 July 2025
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At the second meeting, which occurred after Kaye and DeLuca were murdered, officers promised to increase patrolling in Encino-area neighborhoods. July 10, 4:10pm: A neighbor of Kaye and DeLuca called 911 after seeing someone climb the fence to gain access to the couple's property.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
26 July 2025
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Meanwhile in the Russian prison, Hopper (David Harbour) slays a full-size demogorgon with a sword.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA Today,
16 July 2025
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Among them: The killing of 22-year-old Laken Riley, a Georgia nursing student who was slain last year by a Venezuelan man in the U.S. illegally.—
Christiaan Hetzner,
Fortune,
12 July 2025
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Rather than making customers break down needs into searchable keywords, the AI will understand high-level goals and orchestrate the necessary actions to fulfill them.—
Kiri Masters,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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Moda Italiana got vocal on Wednesday defending the country’s high-end fashion supply chain against ongoing claims describing it as failing to fulfill the principles of quality, work ethics and sustainability that the sector has long prided itself on.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
23 July 2025
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The man accused of pulling the trigger in a Christmas Day shooting that killed two Milwaukee teenagers is no longer on the run.—
Chris Ramirez,
jsonline.com,
24 July 2025
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The push for tools to address overdoses has taken on more urgency as deaths from synthetic opioids have skyrocketed in Texas and across the U.S. Fentanyl was identified as the likely cause of a surge of 79 overdoses in Austin last spring, which killed nine people.—
Bayliss Wagner,
Austin American Statesman,
23 July 2025
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“Execute.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/execute. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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