as in finished
to bring to a triumphant conclusion
capped off the baseball season with 10-0 shutout
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The Panthers finished the season at 8-9, won a division title for the first time since 2015, and hosted their first home playoff game in a decade.—
Mike Kaye
Updated January 11,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Jan. 2026 -
The Packers finished a season that began with Super Bowl hopes by dropping five in a row.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Jan. 2026
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Humanoid has already completed its first commercial proofs of concept with global industrial and automotive technology companies.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Jan. 2026
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An analysis by the National Association of Home Builders estimates tens of thousands of homes aren't being completed because there aren't enough workers.—
Kenny Choi,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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This culminated in 1965 with the creation of the Nuclear Engine for Rocket Vehicle Application (NERVA), which was intended to be part of an NTP system.—
Matthew S Williams,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Jan. 2026
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At Starbucks, Elliott’s efforts quickly culminated in the appointment of Brian Niccol as CEO, now working to reset the company’s strategy and restore investor confidence.—
Kenneth Squire,
CNBC,
10 Jan. 2026
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In November, Green spoke to PEOPLE at the 2025 CMA Awards in Nashville, and shared a similar story about his friends ragging on him for being crowned Sexiest Country Star Alive.—
Rachel DeSantis,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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Accompanied by his mother (my great-grandmother), Ripley traveled to this area to collect rare specimens, including birds of paradise, crowned pigeons, pheasants, and storks.—
Gisela Williams,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Jan. 2026
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In three full seasons since that postseason run – which concluded quickly as a result of a crushing 34-11 loss to the Los Angeles Rams in the wild-card round – Murray has failed to post a winning season as a starter.—
Jacob Camenker,
USA Today,
9 Nov. 2025
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Salt-n-Pepa also joined in, and the group of artists concluded the set with a call-and-response moment alongside the crowd, encouraging everyone to scream along.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Capped (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capped%20%28off%29. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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