as in ending
the last part of a process or action
the award for best picture is traditionally the evening's grand finale
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The movie wouldn’t work if each of them didn’t feel like their own distinct people, but there’s never any risk of that, even if Mickey 18’s character arc skips over a few key stops in Bong’s rush to set the table for this story’s unexpectedly emotional grand finale.
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David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 15 Feb. 2025
The grand finale is where guests come face to face with Xanathar.
—Simon Thompson, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
The grand finale will take place on Oct. 5 in the Mexican state of Durango.
—Natalia Cano, Billboard, 10 Apr. 2025
As the grand finale, Hailey Bieber presented Saint Laurent creative director Anthony Vaccarello with the inaugural Honorary Award.
—Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2025
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David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 15 Feb. 2025
The grand finale is where guests come face to face with Xanathar.
—Simon Thompson, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
The grand finale will take place on Oct. 5 in the Mexican state of Durango.
—Natalia Cano, Billboard, 10 Apr. 2025
As the grand finale, Hailey Bieber presented Saint Laurent creative director Anthony Vaccarello with the inaugural Honorary Award.
—Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2025
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Weak Hero Class 2’s ending: Si-Eun’s master plan Ryeo Un as Park Hu-min, Lee Min-jae as Go Hyuntak Darae Lee/Netflix Weak Hero Class 2 builds to a massive showdown between the members of the Union and the Eunjang student body.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
26 Apr. 2025
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Sadly, by the time the ending — easy, predictable, full of hope — rolls around, the story is already fading from memory.—
Gabino Iglesias,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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In May 2024, the series was renewed for a seventh season, consisting of six episodes, to give a fitting conclusion to The Conners.—
Christopher Rudolph,
People.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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What used to be called a human interest story; no grand conclusions about the larger meaning of Dutch soccer.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
24 Apr. 2025
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The first teaser trailer for the finale also sees the return of another familiar character in the series: Taylor Swift.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
24 Apr. 2025
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Paramount didn’t report viewership throughout the run of Season 3 besides its premiere, which hit just over 2 million viewers, but that was counted over its opening weekend rather than the full week of viewership being counted for the finale.—
Selome Hailu,
Variety,
24 Apr. 2025
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Jopling is a hitman with skull rings and a sadistic streak who does all sorts of dirty work, including engaging in some light decapitation and throwing a cat out the window before meeting an amusing end off a snowy cliff.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2025
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The meeting lasted about 15 minutes inside St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, where Francis often preached the need for a peaceful end to the war, just before Trump and Zelenskyy took their seats at the outdoor funeral service.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Apr. 2025
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As part of the debt restructuring, MSG Networks will make a $65 million payment at closing of the load, while its parent company, Sphere Entertainment, will pay $15 million.—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Cardinal Kevin Farrell will preside over the closing and sealing of the coffin in his role of camerlengo, or interim Vatican administrator.—
Colleen Barry,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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Today’s sentence is the culmination of justice, but this is not the final chapter of Kyhara’s life story.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
24 Apr. 2025
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The yeehaw agenda continues to sweep the nation as many of us prepare our best Americana looks for Beyoncé’s tour, which embodies the culmination of our sudden cultural interest in Black cowboys.—
Ile-Ife Okantah,
Vulture,
21 Apr. 2025
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