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  • present participle of finish.
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finishing

ADJECTIVE
closing
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NOUN
woodwork
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NOUN
woodwork
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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

He was an immediate hit with the Yankees, winning 21 games in 1979 and finishing second in the American League Cy Young voting, then won 22 in ’80.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2026

On leaving: Behrens Wu went straight from finishing an economics degree at St. Gallen to the M.B.A. program, but wasn’t sure what she wanted to do.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

With her nephews gone, Leah put the finishing touches on her version of the Fox sisters’ story.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock




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