finalize
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Tonight, Canada declined to finalize the trade deal under the terms agreed earlier this week.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
The mayor’s deadline to finalize a new plan was July 10.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
So now the big question is whether the negotiators can finalize that agreement.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
US and Canadian negotiators resumed trade talks shortly after midday Thursday, as both countries push to finalize a deal to avert new tariffs threatened by President Donald Trump.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
Their goal was to finalize the plant’s design.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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The decision finalizes this phase of the explosive, yearslong case that has pitted the environmental organization against the company Energy Transfer, opening the door to an appeals process in the closely watched legal saga.
From Barron's ● Feb. 27, 2026
“The divestment of our European onshore platform finalizes the divestment program that we’ve laid out, and we’ve now substantially strengthened Orsted’s financial position,” Orsted Chief Financial Officer Trond Westlie said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 3, 2026
Once the court finalizes custody of the 13-year-old, my aunt plans to request that the husband be required to sell the house and distribute the proceeds to my cousin’s two boys.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 16, 2025
Like Thousand Oaks, temporary facilities will be in place while the team finalizes plans on a permanent facility in Woodland Hills, where owner Stan Kroenke bought 100 acres last year.
From Seattle Times ● May 9, 2024
As she finalizes that spending plan, she and her team will need to decide whether to seek another $250 million for Inside Safe, her program to move Angelenos indoors from street encampments.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2024
The figures are incomplete, since only about 70% of the students offered funding had finalized their participation by the report’s Aug. 1 deadline.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Neos and Innovator Capital — another ETF firm purchased by Goldman in a deal that was finalized earlier this year — both cater to this rapidly growing niche.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026
Country music star Jelly Roll also announced a hiatus this month, saying he needed “to heal” following news that he finalized his divorce from Bunnie XO after nearly 10 years of marriage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
A deal for the medical-device company could be finalized soon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
But that Hudson went away when his parents’ divorce was finalized on April 1 after twenty years of marriage.
From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
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OTTAWA—Canada’s minister in charge of U.S. trade said Ottawa and Washington are “very close” to finalizing an agreement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
District Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín, who is overseeing the high-profile case, issued a temporary restraining order to block the merger from finalizing while the two sides hash out the evidence.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
His year-old startup is finalizing a nearly $5 million contract with the Army.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
Gen. Rob Bonta, have asked a judge to issue a temporary restraining order that would prevent Paramount from finalizing its deal as the court battle ramps up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
His goal was to expose them at close quarters to the charismatic energy of his protege Ernest Lawrence, and he was surely successful at finalizing their approval for the cyclotron grant.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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