as in finishes
to bring to a triumphant conclusion
capped off the baseball season with 10-0 shutout
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The San Francisco 49ers and Los Angeles Rams will take part in a showdown this Sunday at Levi's Stadium that could possibly end up deciding who finishes first in the NFC West.—
Robert Marvi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Nov. 2025 -
Everyone who finishes the test will get 100% correct.—
Emery Petchauer,
The Conversation,
4 Nov. 2025
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And there is a reason Barracuda’s signature offering for guests—a boat ride down a river that culminates in a fish cookout—feels a whole lot like hanging with Ghiotto and her family.—
David Amsden,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
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From the central atrium, the Grand Staircase -- a six-story ascent lined with around 60 monumental artifacts including statues, sarcophagi, columns and stelae -- culminates in a view of Giza's three famous pyramids.—
Ayat Al-Tawy,
ABC News,
2 Nov. 2025
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Rosenkrantz never wrote her book but, in a sense, Sachs completes it for her—not in scope, of course, but in depth.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
5 Nov. 2025
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Select the heated dry cycle or leave the dishwasher door slightly ajar to promote drying after the cycle completes.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
4 Nov. 2025
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Isaacman’s nuclear vision also proposes that NASA centers working on projects like the Space Launch System rocket — including the Marshall and Michoud facilities in Alabama and Louisiana — shift their focus to nuclear electric propulsion development when the SLS program concludes.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
10 Nov. 2025
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The new run, produced by Live Nation, kicks off at Prudential Center in Newark, NJ on Saturday, February 28 and concludes at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, OK on Tuesday, December 29.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
10 Nov. 2025
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The single day event, which has grown in size and scope over the last few years, is capped by an awards ceremony that crowns the best of show followed by a military-style jet fly-over.—
Scotty Reiss,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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At the eastern end, a 37-foot bronze sculpture of William Penn crowns City Hall, created by Alexander Milne Calder.—
Regan Stephens,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Caps (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caps%20%28off%29. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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