finishing
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During the qualifying round, South Africa won its group by finishing ahead of Nigeria and advanced despite starting the campaign with a loss due to an ineligible player used in a match against Lesotho.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
"Everyone sets out a weekly plan of roughly when they're starting and finishing each day, so the whole team knows where everyone is."
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
It closed down almost 3% on Friday, finishing at $26.24.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
With 93% of the vote counted, Pratt had 25.8% of the vote, finishing third behind incumbent Mayor Karen Bass, who had 34.3%, and progressive Democrat Nithya Raman with 28.6%., the AP said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
It’s another part of the contract—it’s not only staying out of trouble and finishing the community service and paying the restitution, but I also have to stay in school and keep my grades up.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
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