as in eventually
at a later time
we're making steady progress and may finally finish this project
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Beyond that, though, the Americans cannot afford to start with a thud, not with so many untrained eyes finally paying attention.
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Ben Church, CNN Money, 12 June 2026
Windows 11 Pro is engineered to work with your PC—not against it—so your system finally runs like the powerhouse it was built to be.
—Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 12 June 2026
There is broad disagreement about whether SpaceX is fool’s gold with its sky-high valuation, or represents a valuable opportunity to finally own a piece of a dominant space company that could some day command the business of data centers in orbit.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 12 June 2026
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—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
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Ben Church, CNN Money, 12 June 2026
Windows 11 Pro is engineered to work with your PC—not against it—so your system finally runs like the powerhouse it was built to be.
—Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 12 June 2026
There is broad disagreement about whether SpaceX is fool’s gold with its sky-high valuation, or represents a valuable opportunity to finally own a piece of a dominant space company that could some day command the business of data centers in orbit.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 12 June 2026
Live From Asbury Park 2024 Debuts Thanks to a sudden uptick in purchases, Live From Asbury Park 2024 finally reaches the Official Albums chart.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
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Crisis negotiators were able to contact O'Brien via phone, eventually leading to his surrender.—
WCCO Staff,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
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Damaging wind gusts potentially topping 75 mph will take over as the main threat later Wednesday night, with individual storms expected to merge into cohesive lines from eastern Kansas first and eventually expand to western Ohio.—
Mary Gilbert,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
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The extraterrestrials wiped Daniel and Margaret’s memories of that night, knowing that when the aliens someday returned, the pair would be able to relay their otherworldly messages to the citizens of Earth.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
13 June 2026
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While Eton is an all-boys school, Marlborough's co-educational environment would allow both Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis to attend alongside their older brother someday.—
Stephanie Petit,
PEOPLE,
13 June 2026
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“Finally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finally. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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