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The Nets have spent the year searching for progress, but the finish line is now defined by draft lottery placement.—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2026 The final days of legislative sessions in Kentucky are a mad dash to the finish line.—Lucas Aulbach, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Mar. 2026 But Republicans are eyeing the inclusion of elements of the legislation into reconciliation as a means of getting it across the finish line instead.—Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 25 Mar. 2026 Trump's late involvement in the House District 87 race wasn't enough to pull GOP candidate Jon Maples over the finish line.—Zac Anderson, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for finish line