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[en-ding] / ˈɛn dɪŋ /


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But then maybe a better ending to this exhibition would have addressed the effect the “Modern Scandal” had on Matisse, who was distressed but undeterred by it.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 25, 2026

It is Klopp's first coaching job since ending his nine-year tenure at Liverpool in the summer of 2024 after "running out of energy".

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

This referred to the preliminary deal aimed at ending the war which has collapsed as the foes fight to break a deadlock over the Strait of Hormuz.

From Barron's Jul. 24, 2026

“The Man Will Burn” streams new episodes over the course of four weeks, starting July 9 and ending July 30.

From Salon Jul. 24, 2026

By their sides, the rocky children bent and stretched in a game that had no ending.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda

The final twist is one of the bleakest endings in postwar fiction, precisely because it exposes survival itself as a kind of illusion.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

There are no happy endings here, at least ones that are fortified by the American way of life.

From Salon Jul. 4, 2026

In obese mice, these sensory nerves showed a major reduction in branches and nerve endings, suggesting impaired nerve function.

From Science Daily May 23, 2026

The writers behind ‘Sentimental Value,’ ‘Train Dreams,’ ‘Bugonia,’ ‘Blue Moon’ and ‘It Was Just an Accident’ explain how they arrived at their endings.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 7, 2026

Sometimes he even read them different endings or described different places where the same scenes were shot to see which they preferred.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell




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