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finals

noun

plural of final

as in semifinals

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Recent Examples of finals That increases to five for the quarter-finals, six for the semi-finals and eight for the final, which also includes the third-place play-off. — Holly Shand, New York Times, 2 July 2026 Boston has hosted community watch parties in other neighborhoods including Dorchester, Boston Common and East Boston, and more watch parties are planned for both the semi-finals and the July 19 final. — Neal Riley, CBS News, 27 June 2026 Saturday night's finals will see Hernandez look to get back to the top of the podium for the final time as a high schooler. — Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 30 May 2026 The Alcaraz and Sinner trilogy in major finals began with an epic French Open final that came in at a whopping five hours and 29 minutes. — Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025 The Prince and Princess of Wales brought their two elder kids along to the men's singles finals of the Wimbledon Championships on July 13 and Princess Charlotte joined her dad in Switzerland to see England's women's national soccer team compete in the UEFA Women's EURO 2025 final on July 27. — Janine Henni, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025

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Noun

Rhyne Howard scored 30 points to lead Vinyl past Laces and into the Unrivaled semifinals on Saturday, while Paige Bueckers’ 29 points led Breeze past Rose to secure its semifinal berth.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2026

Definition of semifinals

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Most tutoring services in Santa Monica cover core academic subjects including math, reading, writing, and science, with many also offering test prep for the SAT, ACT, and AP exams.

— Karen Koehler, Sacbee.com, 2 Nov. 2026
The mayor, Frank Shaw, a man with a polio limp and an Oliver Hardy mustache, had presided for five years over Graft City, and his brother sold LAPD jobs and the answers to promotion exams.

— Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of exams

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World Athletics said the 2023 championships in Budapest generated $400 million when its overall impact was taken into account, which Kenya would hope to match.

— Martin K.N Siele, semafor.com, 30 Oct. 2026
Ours is an organic, extensive grass enterprise, usually complicated by running the horse-trial championships in early August.

— Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 29 Oct. 2026

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Factory tests show savings Using these findings, the researchers developed two accelerated formation protocols and tested them at C4V’s battery manufacturing facility in Binghamton, New York.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026
Orchestra auditions, like coding assignments for software engineers or simulator tests for airline pilots, are meant to be meritocratic performance assessments.

— Jeremy Reynolds Ross Mantle, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of tests

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British nationals Mohmed Ahmad Abdulkarim and Nouman Essghir, both aged 24 and from London, were charged under the National Security Act, the Crown Prosecution Service said.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Oct. 2026
Romanian authorities are seeking the extradition of three foreign nationals suspected in the case; intelligence officials say the network had targets across the region, including defense facilities.

— Stephen McGrath, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of nationals

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Specialists must evaluate a patient's symptoms, medical history, neurological examinations and imaging results to determine whether the disease is present.

— Jasmine Arenas, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
Jean also said at least a dozen children underwent medical examinations and that Osbeck lacked the documentation required to operate an orphanage.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of examinations

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The students also demanded changes in the judiciary and urgent investigations in top-level corruption cases that might have been sidelined due to political pressure under Vucic.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2026
Voting by noncitizens has been shown by audits and investigations to be extremely rare.

— Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 29 Oct. 2026

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