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Verb
While fans of the original Frank Herbert novel skew older, a new audience was found on Max with Part One in the 18-24 demo, that group wound up being the sequel’s biggest draw at close to a third, followed by the 25-34 set at 27%. Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 25 Apr. 2025 However, if Pittsburgh doesn't select Sanders, a surprise team may wind up with him. Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
Noun
Team Harris’s strategy appeared to rely heavily on a short campaign window, with a sparse interview schedule, slow windup to unscripted events, and ambiguous policy positions. W. James Antle Iii, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 14 Mar. 2025 Last season, Webb kept his back foot stationary out of the windup. Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for wind up
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Verb
  • Major automakers want Congress to bar California's landmark plan to end the sale of gasoline-only vehicles by 2035 that has been adopted by 11 other states, warning the rules could begin impacting vehicle shipments in a few months.
    David Shepardson, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
  • The festival kicks off on May 13, and ends on May 24, with the winners broadcast live at the closing ceremony on France Télévisions in France and by Brut internationally.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • When the American money stopped flowing, the local soup kitchen closed and Ms. Musa went out searching for food.
    Declan Walsh, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2025
  • The confrontation stopped and restarted as the man appeared to try to get the knife away from Perez over the fence.
    Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Verb
  • The computer’s latest forecast now has Wycombe down to finish second with an average of 88.75 points across those simulations to Wrexham’s 87.13 points.
    Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2025
  • Miami rallied, finished strong, believed, and these past two play-in games have nourished that belief.
    Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 19 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • England international Trent Alexander-Arnold is set to leave under freedom of contract once his deal expires in the summer, but Liverpool will have the opportunity to strengthen the weaker areas of their squad while maintaining stability and already having title-winning foundations in place.
    Andy Jones, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
  • Zhao was on a student visa in Australia, which expired in April 2020, according to reports.
    Escher Walcott, People.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Verb
  • This Wedding Banquet concludes with a scene of Angela, Lee, Min, and Chris jointly raising two children, the kid Angela had after a drunken fling with Chris and the one Lee had through the IVF that Min funded.
    Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2025
  • The events will conclude with the beginning of the Novemdiales, a symbolic and procedural period of nine days of prayer, mourning and remembrance.
    Gabriele Regalbuto, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • That shouldn’t be a surprise because the Packers would rather cease to exist as a franchise than draft an offensive lineman who can’t play at least three.
    Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
  • Without these little guys and their fellow pollinators, our gardens would be devoid of fruit, our flowers would not spread, and many species that rely on them would cease to exist.
    Katie Akin, Southern Living, 26 Apr. 2025

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