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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Having flown with the team Monday for Tuesday night’s game against the Milwaukee Bucks at the start of a trip that concludes Thursday against the Philadelphia 76ers, the fourth-year forward returned to Miami on Tuesday due to what the team is listing as low-back tightness.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Feb. 2026
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Those decisions are expected by the end of June when the court’s term concludes, but could come as soon as this week when the justices release more decisions on Tuesday and Wednesday.—
Devin Dwyer,
ABC News,
24 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 26 Feb. 2026.
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