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And the research captured a snapshot in time; the period studied encompassed the tail end of the academic year.
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Lee V. Gaines, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025
It should be noted the call that ultimately set Reeve off at the tail end of Game 3 of the Lynx’s Western Conference semifinals in Phoenix wasn’t an example of incompetence.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 27 Sep. 2025
At the tail end of the 1960s, Roger Taylor and Freddie Bulsara would lie on the floor together, head to head, getting lost in Electric Ladyland, talking about their future.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2025
September is still in the tail end of the dry season in much of Southern California, but a boost of tropical moisture from former Tropical Storm Mario combined with energy from warm afternoon sunshine to generate thunderstorms over the state’s mountains and deserts Thursday afternoon.
—Chris Dolce, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2025
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Lee V. Gaines, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025
It should be noted the call that ultimately set Reeve off at the tail end of Game 3 of the Lynx’s Western Conference semifinals in Phoenix wasn’t an example of incompetence.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 27 Sep. 2025
At the tail end of the 1960s, Roger Taylor and Freddie Bulsara would lie on the floor together, head to head, getting lost in Electric Ladyland, talking about their future.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2025
September is still in the tail end of the dry season in much of Southern California, but a boost of tropical moisture from former Tropical Storm Mario combined with energy from warm afternoon sunshine to generate thunderstorms over the state’s mountains and deserts Thursday afternoon.
—Chris Dolce, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2025
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“The tail end.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20tail%20end. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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