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Recent Examples of execution With three other executions planned over the next two weeks, Guardado would become the 20th execution conducted by the state this year. — Jim Turner, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026 Determine who’s responsible for execution, maintenance and ongoing performance. — Alex Kowtun, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026 Where these groups focus much of their work on materials science and standardized testing, however, the new alliance wants to put factory-level execution at the center of its approach. — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026 The announcement of his execution comes after ABC News reported in June that the Army had been planning military executions, according to internal documents and officials familiar with the matter. — ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for execution
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Noun
  • In the month since, momentum appears to have stalled without public steps from the administration toward the law's implementation.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The report also said retailers and brands can move ahead of implementation and not just after it.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Simon Yeh Simon Yeh chose purpose over a traditional corporate path, finding fulfillment in serving neighbors at a food closet.
    — The Sacramento Bee staff, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Here, Hendrikx plays anthropologist to a culture that compels each of us—whether a rider or not—to find our own vehicle for fulfillment, then take it to redline.
    — Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • What happens when the response to the horror of 9/11 becomes an arena for perpetration of further crimes, rather than the healing of wounds already inflicted?
    — Christopher Coffman, The Conversation, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Pipkins is charged with kidnapping and first-degree murder in perpetration of a kidnapping.
    — KC Baker, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • That’s because bank stocks are particularly difficult to forecast, given that their performance depends heavily on macro factors rather than information that management might have about the company.
    — Morgan Chittum, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Other new treatments that support guests on their personalised journeys include IV Therapy, with IV drips to enhance health and performance.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Budge said some of her proudest accomplishments during her time on the council include Mather Veterans Village, the Sacramento region’s first permanent supportive housing development for homeless and disabled veterans.
    — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Being in the playoffs should feel like an accomplishment, but winning a series would be even more impressive.
    — David Troy OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026

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“Execution.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/execution. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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