as in to perform
to carry through (as a process) to completion
the anonymity of the Web allows pranksters to perpetrate their hoaxes with impunity
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The assailant who perpetrated the terrorist attack in New Orleans was born in the United States, raised in United States, and served in our Armed Forces.
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ABC News, 5 Jan. 2025
What followed was one of the largest manhunts in American history, where the two brothers who perpetrated the attack tried to evade police.
—Keith Langston, People.com, 28 Dec. 2024
In fact, the percentage of people who have perpetrated mass shootings who are female is in the low single digits, according to various organizations that study such incidents.
—John Diedrich, Journal Sentinel, 16 Dec. 2024
Investigators, including an Italian parliamentary commission, have yet to shed light on how and why the White Uno Gang pulled off some of the most heinous crimes perpetrated in post-war Italy.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 13 Dec. 2024
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ABC News, 5 Jan. 2025
What followed was one of the largest manhunts in American history, where the two brothers who perpetrated the attack tried to evade police.
—Keith Langston, People.com, 28 Dec. 2024
In fact, the percentage of people who have perpetrated mass shootings who are female is in the low single digits, according to various organizations that study such incidents.
—John Diedrich, Journal Sentinel, 16 Dec. 2024
Investigators, including an Italian parliamentary commission, have yet to shed light on how and why the White Uno Gang pulled off some of the most heinous crimes perpetrated in post-war Italy.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 13 Dec. 2024
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Rod Wave Rod Wave will perform at the American Airlines Center in Dallas as part of his Last Lap tour on Saturday, January 18.Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Jan. 2025
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With this capability, Schaeffler can perform returnable account matching with the help of machine learning models and automate the matching process by activating line-item matching.Forbes, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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Over the course of two decades, Rita executed 169 transfers, averaging $2.5 million per year.Sean Keane, ABC News, 15 Jan. 2025
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It has been widely reported that the President-elect plans to execute as many as 100 executive orders on a wide variety of issues during his first day in office next Monday.David Blackmon, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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According to the release, the company in recent years has expanded its ability to fulfill customer orders directly from store locations.Gil Macias, People.com, 11 Jan. 2025
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The company can now fulfill customer orders from store locations, without the fulfillment center, Kohl's said.Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2025
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Even those who do achieve glory are making the switch.Charlie Campbell, TIME, 9 Jan. 2025
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Ortiz has the physicality, the temperament, and the ability to achieve a grade beyond that of an average starter.Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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Advertisement According to Amika Mota, who worked as a firefighter in California’s Chowchilla prison before her release in 2015, during major fires prisoners do a lot of preventive and protective work, like clearing brush or cutting gaps in the vegetation to slow the spread of flames.Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025
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Amid the devastating ongoing Palisades Fire, actor Sebastian Harrison did everything possible to escape.Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 11 Jan. 2025
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Effect of Technology on Hunting Opportunity The context for Idaho’s HAT working group is that as technology makes hunters more effective at killing animals, hunting opportunity diminishes.Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 10 Jan. 2025
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Ash trickled down from a gray sky and the smell of smoke lingered in the air Thursday as Angelenos made phone calls to loved ones.Angela Yang, NBC News, 10 Jan. 2025
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My earlier articles examined the diverse strategies for implementing mandatory e-invoicing in Poland, Belgium, France and Germany.Aleksandra Bal, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
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What the field struggled with, though, was implementing non-linear functions in photonics.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 12 Jan. 2025
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If working with a credit repair company isn't of interest, connecting with a reliable counselor from the could be an alternative way to begin the journey of repairing your credit. fairness meter fairness meter Newsweek is committed to journalism that's factual and fair.Ashley Parks, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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The Chargers don’t commit penalties (1,587 yards lost to penalties on offense and defense combined, fourth-lowest in the NFL).Jordan Brenner, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Perpetrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perpetrate. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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