clinch

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Defeats for Liverpool and Chelsea have opened the door for a team to come out of left-field and clinch a coveted Champions League place.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

Jordan Chiles with a 9.950 on vault to clinch the W!

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2026

“This may be the last chance to clinch a deal,” said Saeid Golkar, associate professor at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and an expert on Iran’s military.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

But he remains a politician staunchly rooted in the mid-aughts, when all 7,000 of his teeth could really clinch an election.

From Slate • Feb. 25, 2026

Pig droppings nearby clinch the identification, and then, looking around, I see Crystal’s tracks in the soft loam.

From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George