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finals

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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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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

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Extensive exams, imaging, toxicology tests and a blood transfusion have offered only cautious optimism, with experts warning that Jackie’s recovery could take weeks or even months.

— Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2026
Polizzi, 38, credited regular Pap smears with catching her cancer early and encouraged other women to keep up with their own exams for early detection.

— Shayna Jacobs, NBC news, 1 Aug. 2026

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More than 30 lifeguards are competing in the championships from Fort Lauderdale, which has 45 full-time and 55 part-time guards who staff 20 towers along 3 miles of beach.

— Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2026
The suspect trained as a boxer and had some success in the Greek national championships, CNN affiliate CNN Greece reported.

— Elinda Labropoulou, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026

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Soil vapor tests revealed on July 31 the presence of the toxic chemical plume underneath Kennedy High School, officials said, leading the district to shutter the campus on Monday.

— Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2026
During multi-hour exposure tests, the zeolite retained its full filtering ability without structural damage.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 7 Aug. 2026

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According to figures compiled for this story, some 330,735 Haitian nationals had received TPS approval in the United States as of March 31, though advocates say that the universe of people affected extends well beyond that official number.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 8 Aug. 2026
VanGrinsven's dominance at her last nationals as a junior isn't a surprise.

— Nancy Armour, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2026

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Becoming a therapist requires years of education, supervised practice, licensing examinations and often substantial student debt.

— Wayne Lonstein, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
A number of projects deal with themes of displacement, migration and belonging, while examinations of aging and later life stages are also among the films receiving grants.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of examinations

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Food safety experts say investigations into outbreaks like this often trace contamination back to farms and water sources long before products reach restaurants.

— Eric Henderson, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
His work pioneered investigations into innovative approaches targeting cancer stem cells and integrative oncology.

— Tanya Benedicto Klich, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

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