deliver the goods
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That is perfectly in line with the five-year average, meaning it is exactly what investors expect if their companies deliver the goods.
From Barron's ● Feb. 6, 2026
“But you’re out there on your own — you’ve got to deliver the goods yourself.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2024
"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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