ending
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Instead of ending up in the trash, this everyday waste could provide ingredients for renewable fuels and a variety of useful chemicals.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 14, 2026
U.S. grocery prices in October rose 0.4% from the previous month, the Labor Department said Tuesday, ending several months of relatively benign food inflation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2026
It comes against a backdrop of peace talks in Dublin aimed at ending the war, although strikes by both Russia and Ukraine continued overnight.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026
We tend to think of cinematic crowd-pleasers as movies that contain underdogs and uplift, a few tears, a little laughter, a cup of corn and an ending that melts your heart.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026
By their sides, the rocky children bent and stretched in a game that had no ending.
From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda
Contributors rewrite endings, invent romances or give minor characters their own adventures, then share them online for free.
From Barron's ● Nov. 7, 2026
Brisk passages edge toward a harpsichord timbre, and occasional zither-like glissandos emphasize phrase endings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
Coroners are in the business of endings, putting a neat period on decades of damage with phrases like “cardiac arrest.”
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026
He was inspired by the endings of “A Doll’s House” and “Ghosts.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
“They don’t have sad endings, but they have sad parts,” said Cat, thinking of the drawings of book-Chicken that showed him bursting into tears or erupting in anger.
From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn
Vocabulary lists containing ending
Common Core Grade 6, List 3
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Common Core Grade 5, List 3
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Reading: Literature - Introductory
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