as in finished
to bring to a triumphant conclusion
capped off the baseball season with 10-0 shutout
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Herro, who has now played as a reserve in his first four games back after returning from a rib injury following the NBA All-Star break, finished Thursday’s loss with 25 points, four rebounds and seven assists in 32 minutes.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2026 -
Bathrooms are finished in gray granite with Le Labo Santal 33 amenities and Dyson hair dryers.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Feb. 2026
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Giving families tools to improve reading at home Before Juri Sleet completed her literacy screening at age 3, her grandmother, Quintina Davis, worried Juri didn’t have enough opportunities for early learning.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
26 Feb. 2026
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Construction is expected to begin in early March and be completed by December 2026, according to the Port of San Diego.—
Walker Armstrong,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Feb. 2026
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Jurors were shown text messages between the pair that displayed escalating arguments over household chores and living expenses, which culminated in a physical altercation one day before the killing.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
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This movement culminated in the passing of restrictive immigration laws targeted at West Indians and stripping second-generation West Indians of their citizenship.—
Brendan Frizzell,
The Conversation,
27 Feb. 2026
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In the years since, Survivor has crowned a few repeat winners, but Jenna’s argument remains an easy one to rally behind.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
25 Feb. 2026
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After a 12-day journey, one couple will be crowned winners.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
25 Feb. 2026
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After an investigation that lasted months, fuelled by eight whistle-blowers on his own staff, the legislators concluded that Paxton had taken bribes from a real-estate developer, improperly fired aides who reported his conduct, and obstructed justice.—
Peter Slevin,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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Meanwhile, testimony on the cellphone ban concluded that academic performance improved and disciplinary incidents decreased in schools with the bell-to-bell ban.—
Carole Carlson,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Capped (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capped%20%28off%29. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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