deliver on
idiom
: to do what is required by (a promise or pledge)
He failed to deliver on his promise.
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Powerless to deliver on their promises, these governments will lose credibility with their own people, and will consequently lose any trust and faith in the American people—sowing hatred and mistrust for Americans around the world.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
Opus The Bottom Line Fails to deliver on its promise.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Jan. 2025
Catch up quick: The EU's Code of Practice on Disinformation, introduced in 2022, includes several voluntary commitments that tech firms and private companies, including fact-checking organizations, are expected to deliver on.
—Sara Fischer, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025
Promises unmet The rationale for this new approach was simple enough: The previous consensus — the neoliberal order, in Gerstle’s terms — failed to deliver on its promises.
—David Leonhardt, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
Opus The Bottom Line Fails to deliver on its promise.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Jan. 2025
Catch up quick: The EU's Code of Practice on Disinformation, introduced in 2022, includes several voluntary commitments that tech firms and private companies, including fact-checking organizations, are expected to deliver on.
—Sara Fischer, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025
Promises unmet The rationale for this new approach was simple enough: The previous consensus — the neoliberal order, in Gerstle’s terms — failed to deliver on its promises.
—David Leonhardt, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Deliver on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deliver%20on. Accessed 7 Feb. 2025.
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