as in finishes
to bring to a triumphant conclusion
capped off the baseball season with 10-0 shutout
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The Marauders got second place at 138 thanks to senior Manuel Garcia, a third-place finisher at 132 with senior Ryan Talon-Kelly, fifth place for Mathew Salas at 120, and ninth-place finishes from Mason McDonald (126), Anthony Guzman (106), and Daniel O’Brien (190) and John Kelly (215).—
Erik Anderson,
Boston Herald,
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Dallas finishes the season series winless against Minnesota (0-3) and has struggled against the Wolves with a 1-5 record since that Western Conference Finals clash.—
Mike Curtis,
Dallas Morning News,
21 Feb. 2026
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All of this culminates in a stunning sequence set in a rundown hospital, where the majority of the ensemble returns, and is forced into further moral dilemmas under the threat of oblivion, in a race-against-the-clock finale shot in enrapturing long takes.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
21 Feb. 2026
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Mardi Gras, also known as Fat Tuesday, is a cultural celebration that culminates the day before Ash Wednesday.—
Mariyam Muhammad,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
13 Feb. 2026
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Resurrection Christian heavyweight Samuel Stockton completes a perfect season in 3A to win his second straight state tile after pinning Mullen’s Champion Dyes.—
Nate Peterson,
Denver Post,
21 Feb. 2026
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Van Oys Maastricht Retreat in the Netherlands completes its rebirth with Oysana spa.—
Jane Alexander,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 Feb. 2026
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The Lunar New Year begins February 17, 2026, and starts the 15-day Spring Festival that concludes with the Lantern Festival, according to the Smithsonian Institution.—
Cheryl V. Jackson,
IndyStar,
17 Feb. 2026
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When Ramadan concludes with Eid, the celebration does not mark an end to discipline but its continuation.—
Irfan Sarwar,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
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Crown hydration pushes roots and crowns up through the soil, leaving bumpy, uneven lawn surfaces and winter kill.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
19 Feb. 2026
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Completed in 2017, the single-story residence crowns nearly an acre of land along the upscale street of Via Marina.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Caps (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caps%20%28off%29. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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