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closing

[kloh-zing] / ˈkloʊ zɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
last
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Nor have they included details about contracts LA28 signed with companies providing such services as security and preproduction work for the opening and closing ceremonies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

The bid implied a price of A$27.00 per Northern Star share based on Gold Fields’ closing price on Sept. 11, valuing Northern Star’s equity at A$38.7 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

Poland's Niewiadoma-Phinney stayed on her wheel in the closing stages but was beaten to the line, with Vollering claiming victory in four hours 45 minutes nine seconds.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

"I cannot go anywhere. I have been closing my shop for two days now," she told AFP, adding that while she often gets flooded: "I think this time is worse than the 2011 flood."

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

After a while the tunnel walls aren’t closing in as much, and the tunnel expands to the point we can stand instead of crawl.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas

This group’s central experience of the government’s pledge to promote safety and security was instead through its Covid-19 pandemic response: quarantines, social distance and school closings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

A combined Taylor Morrison and Clayton Homes would be the fourth-largest home builder in the U.S. based on the number of closings.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026

Americans growing up in the 21st century might be puzzled by his words, because the idea of widespread Sunday business closings has, with notable exceptions, been disappearing for decades.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

First-quarter comparable sales, which adjust for store openings and closings, rose 35%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

Show him that the school closings were nothing to worry about.

From "The Red Umbrella" by Christina Gonzalez




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