deliver the goods
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Alphabet, Amazon, Meta Platforms and Microsoft have to deliver the goods, so to speak.
From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026
Jordan’s determination to deliver the goods for Coogler took root at a Starbucks on Ventura Boulevard 13 years ago.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2025
"Liverpool's strikers were able to deliver the goods."
From BBC • Feb. 7, 2024
Replicator’s critics doubt the Pentagon will deliver the goods within a two-year timeline.
From Washington Times • Dec. 18, 2023
They will say he’s a pretty boy who can’t deliver the goods.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
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