deliver on
idiom
: to do what is required by (a promise or pledge)
He failed to deliver on his promise.
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The executive order Trump signed in January 2017 was intended to immediately deliver on a campaign pledge to ban entry into the US from certain Muslim-majority nations.
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Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 19 May 2024
At his new gig, Stutz is tasked with building a team that will assist and champion artists looking to deliver on ways to push social change.
—Marc Schneider, Billboard, 17 May 2024
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—Quartz, 16 May 2024
Britain bounced back strongly from a shallow recession, providing some relief for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak who has so far struggled to deliver on his promise to grow the economy.
—Tom Rees, Fortune Europe, 10 May 2024
Despite razing nearby homes and attracting about $3 billion in state tax incentives, Foxconn has largely failed to deliver on its lofty goals.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 8 May 2024
The less expository second half finally begins to deliver on emotional weight especially in the relationships between Chihiro and her dragon friend Haku (Kotaro Daigo), and with Mari Natsuki doubling amusingly as evil Yubaba and her nicer twin sister Zeniba.
—David Benedict, Variety, 8 May 2024
Andrade would later deliver on the story, reporting that the chaos was the result of more than a hundred of the city’s teachers retiring over the summer, leading Downey Unified School District to go on a hiring surge.
—Tina Vasquez, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2024
But that had less to do with an unsentimental assessment of Russia’s possible trajectory than with the shame of Yalta, when Washington proved powerless to deliver on its promises of free and fair elections after World War II, and the post-1989 pleas of the potential new entrants for admission.
—Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 18 Apr. 2024
Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 19 May 2024
At his new gig, Stutz is tasked with building a team that will assist and champion artists looking to deliver on ways to push social change.
—Marc Schneider, Billboard, 17 May 2024
Latest Videos Slide 1 of 16 Nvidia stock has all-time closing high in its crosshairs
Why Nvidia needs to deliver on Q1 earnings
Own GameStop or AMC stock?
—Quartz, 16 May 2024
Britain bounced back strongly from a shallow recession, providing some relief for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak who has so far struggled to deliver on his promise to grow the economy.
—Tom Rees, Fortune Europe, 10 May 2024
Despite razing nearby homes and attracting about $3 billion in state tax incentives, Foxconn has largely failed to deliver on its lofty goals.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 8 May 2024
The less expository second half finally begins to deliver on emotional weight especially in the relationships between Chihiro and her dragon friend Haku (Kotaro Daigo), and with Mari Natsuki doubling amusingly as evil Yubaba and her nicer twin sister Zeniba.
—David Benedict, Variety, 8 May 2024
Andrade would later deliver on the story, reporting that the chaos was the result of more than a hundred of the city’s teachers retiring over the summer, leading Downey Unified School District to go on a hiring surge.
—Tina Vasquez, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2024
But that had less to do with an unsentimental assessment of Russia’s possible trajectory than with the shame of Yalta, when Washington proved powerless to deliver on its promises of free and fair elections after World War II, and the post-1989 pleas of the potential new entrants for admission.
—Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 18 Apr. 2024
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“Deliver on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deliver%20on. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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