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Former Alderwoman Prue Beidler, the other finalist who appeared before the Caucus Committee, then forged an independent mayor campaign against Tack in the April 2023 municipal election, which Tack easily won.
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Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025
The 18s champion receives a wild-card berth in the main draw of the U.S Open, and the other finalist gets a spot in qualifying.
—Glae Thien, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Aug. 2025
For the final stage, the seven finalists turned over their LLMs to DARPA for testing.
—Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 1 Aug. 2025
Hegar, 54, was recently named the sole finalist in the national search to replace retiring Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp.
—John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
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Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025
The 18s champion receives a wild-card berth in the main draw of the U.S Open, and the other finalist gets a spot in qualifying.
—Glae Thien, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Aug. 2025
For the final stage, the seven finalists turned over their LLMs to DARPA for testing.
—Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 1 Aug. 2025
Hegar, 54, was recently named the sole finalist in the national search to replace retiring Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp.
—John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for finalist
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Last season, the Bucks won the NBA Cup by beating the eventual NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder in Las Vegas.—
Eric Nehm,
New York Times,
15 Aug. 2025
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The breakfast draws around 1,200 with standing room that includes a live auction of grand champion hams.—
Andy Humbles,
The Tennessean,
15 Aug. 2025
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Pitt County, the North Carolina region champ, is 2-0; Johnstown, winner of the Mid-Atlantic region, is also 2-0.—
Steve Gorches,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 Aug. 2025
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Kenyan champ Ruth Chepng’etich set a world record last year at just under 2 hours 10 minutes, a year after countrymate Kelvin Kiptum did the same thing in the men’s race—at only 35 seconds over two hours in 2023.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
4 Aug. 2025
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Sentinel Standouts Nikolas Blake, Hagerty, Jr. Buzz: Class 3A third placer in 150-pound weight class.—
Steve Gorches,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 June 2025
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The company acquired 102 federal mining claims in the Lisbon Valley of Utah in November 2021 and expanded its holdings to 743 placer claims over 14,320 acres by July 2023.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
25 Mar. 2025
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Previous winners of the Icon Award, selected by the Music Photography Awards’ judging panel, include Jill Furmanovsky in 2024, Henry Diltz in 2023, and Eric Johnson in 2022.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
7 Aug. 2025
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The winner of the EIFF 2025 Competition, known as the Sean Connery Prize, takes home £50,000 to support future projects.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
7 Aug. 2025
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Many historians believe that modern chess originated from chaturanga, an ancient Indian board game that spread to the world via traders, pilgrims and conquerors.—
Omkar Khandekar,
NPR,
5 Aug. 2025
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The beautiful country of Malta, is surrounded by deep blue waters, and has a rich history of visitors and conquerors from Europe, the Middle East and Africa.—
Hansa Bhargava,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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“Finalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finalist. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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