finish
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Having matched Martin's 32 stoppages, Serrano believes returning to two-minute rounds for this 12-round bout could deliver the finish.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
The professor always pushed his team to test potential machine-learning techniques with experiments, Zhong recalled, and researchers sometimes stayed in the lab until 3 a.m. to finish their tests.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Progressive state Sen. Aisha Wahab will replace former Rep. Eric Swalwell in Congress and finish his current term.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
But the governor's office said the fire was now fully contained on its western side, with operations continuing to the east to finish the job.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
“And the best part is that it’ll allow me to earn a credit or two toward my BA before I even finish high school.”
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
Each chapter surveys the hoof, trunk or some other segment of the conceptual elephant in more or less chronological progression and finishes with a brief summary of what readers ought to take away.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Now, he’s a commentator for the Jacksonville Jaguars’ TV Network, meaning he finishes a high school game and flies to where the Jaguars are playing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
Haas had consecutive points finishes in the first three races, the high point of which was a fifth place for Oliver Bearman in China.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Riso al forno — literally “rice from the oven” — is Italian baked rice, an adaptable format in which partially cooked rice finishes with sauce and cheese.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
The leverage allows me to pull myself farther out of the water, and the akrafena finishes the rest.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
Albie-Junior Thomas finished the Three Peaks Challenge in 22 hours and 30 minutes alongside his dad, powered by ham and cheese sandwiches, sour sweets and four months' training.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
The clouds decided to cluster above and surprise me midtrip, releasing the rain down hard as I finished the journey, weaving as strategically as possible to avoid getting splashed by the cars next to me.
From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026
However, on each of Nvidia’s last three triple plays, shares have actually finished down on the day.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
Reese finished a perfect 100% from the field, delivering 20 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
“Shut the door behind you. I’ll be finished with this in a moment.”
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
But, notably, Carter’s director’s cut arrives on Hulu on the heels of Ryan Coogler finishing an “X-Files” reboot pilot for the streamer.
From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2026
In turn, there is intensified competition on the road which means riders might take greater risks to secure higher finishing points.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Everton ended their 34-game WSL unbeaten streak in December and Chelsea could not recover, eventually finishing third and being knocked out in the Champions League quarter-finals by Arsenal.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
Turkle was finishing the footnotes for her upcoming book, “Artificial Intimacy: Who We Become When We Talk to Machines.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
“And now for the finishing touch!” eight-year old Nancy Drew said.
From "Case of the Sneaky Snowman: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #5" by Carolyn Keene
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