achiever
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By that measure, 59-year-old Rory Bremner is a high achiever.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 16, 2025
Growing up in Philadelphia, Sissoko was outspoken, a high achiever, captain of the high school debate team.
From New York Times ● May 28, 2024
Michael Jr. also spoke up for Coban during his sentencing hearing in a Denver court, describing him as a high achiever who deeply regretted his actions.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 3, 2024
And here is where that thing about a high achiever having “spare time” comes into play.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 21, 2024
You’re a high achiever who fulfills my narcissistic need to outshine the other mothers on the block.
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
Paresh was named Disruptor of the Year by a media group recognizing high achievers in real estate who are Black, Asian or ethnic minorities, in 2025.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 2026
Third, future world-class achievers typically did not focus on a single discipline early on.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 21, 2025
As age has hit, he's had to take a back seat to the more recent crop of achievers - Liel Abada, Jota, Daizen Maeda, Nicolas Gerrit-Kuhn.
From BBC ● May 17, 2025
Here are this year’s 10 dubious achievers across eight films.
From Salon ● Dec. 13, 2024
When I embarked on this book, I naively assumed that Volpe’s actors would probably be among the top students at their not-so-great high school, high achievers across the board.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
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