as in finished
to bring to a triumphant conclusion
capped off the baseball season with 10-0 shutout
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Thomas finished just shy of a triple-double, contributing 15 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists.—
Ben Pickman,
New York Times,
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Hamblin served the blended three-year-old rye finished in toasted barrel, which had a smooth, almost vanilla taste.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
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That list was filtered to 1,015 firms, and the finalists completed surveys to verify key details.—
Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,Kelli Grant, CFP®,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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For the Bears offense, that completed what went into the books as an astounding eight-play, minus-1-yard field goal drive.—
Dan Wiederer,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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Liverpool’s 25-game unbeaten run, which culminated in November 2021, tied their record from 1982, with both streaks ended by a single-goal margin in a league match the weekend after a home victory in the European Cup/Champions League.—
Will Jeanes,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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The original Peaky Blinders series culminated with season six in 2022, shortly before Murphy went on to star in Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, nabbing an Academy Award.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Oct. 2025
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The first batch of TSSAA state champions for the 2025-26 school year are just a week from being crowned.—
Jacob Shames,
Nashville Tennessean,
2 Oct. 2025
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On Sunday, 25-year-old Chicago attorney Ashley Hollis was crowned the Season 27 winner.—
Selome Hailu,
Variety,
1 Oct. 2025
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This would not have been a serious consideration midway through Newcastle’s 2-0 win against struggling, flailing Nottingham Forest — the nothingness of half-time was like a blessed relief — but a stodgy, slow-burning afternoon concluded with Howe’s team comfortable and edging towards dominance.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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In September, an independent UN inquiry concluded for the first time that Israel had committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, a finding which the Israeli government has rejected.—
Zeena Saifi,
CNN Money,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Capped (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capped%20%28off%29. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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