clinch

About 30,000 saw South Korea beat Japan 1-0 to clinch men's football gold, although the occasion was tarnished somewhat when the South Korean flag failed to go up in the victory ceremony.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

Kartal delayed defeat by saving three match points and breaking back, but Bouzkova restored her lead immediately to clinch victory after exactly three hours on court to put the Czechs in front.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

He had spent a year fighting for the merger and was staring down the prospect of costly fees the company had agreed to in order to clinch the deal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

The Dodgers clinch a playoff berth with their 4-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds, reaching the postseason for a record-tying 14th consecutive year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

Then, just to show you how crazy I am, when we were coming out of this big clinch, I told her I loved her and all.

From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger

Dow clinches its worst September start since 2008 as history repeats itself.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026

Carolina clinches the playoff berth with a victory while the Buccaneers will not necessarily claim the post-season spot with a triumph.

From Barron's ● Jan. 1, 2026

Yet it might also be what clinches five votes against him.

From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2025

Match darts for both players go begging... but Nathan Aspinall gets another go and clinches his first win of the year!

From BBC ● Feb. 21, 2024

Then, within another half hour, Edison Elementary clinches the third round with a score of eighty.

From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper

In India, 35-year-old Uvashri Kannadasan Balajeyanthi has clinched victories over male rivals in India's major drag racing series, Valley Run, with wins across three different categories in events from 2022 to 2024.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Callin clinched her second successive European Top Fuel title in September at the Santa Pod drag strip near Northampton.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

But speaking in Bangkok after informal closed-door talks with heads of delegations, Cordano said he was hopeful a deal could be clinched at the next official round of negotiations.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

It took until Game 162, but they clinched a spot in the postseason on Sunday, outlasting the even sadder Texas Rangers in baseball’s sorriest war of attrition.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

The oath of allegiance to the flag and the singing of “The Star-Spangled Banner” clinched it.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

During his 25-year career as a corporate lawyer, Balsdon regularly clocked 80-hour workweeks, clinching cross-border deals for global energy companies and doling out multibillion-dollar advice.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026

The Dodgers will save the messier celebration for clinching the division.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026

But during the Dodgers’ 4-3 loss to the Marlins on Saturday, with the team on the cusp of clinching a playoff berth, he didn’t look like that version of himself.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026

They point to the growing number of countries which have conferred de facto recognition by clinching deals, accrediting diplomats, operating embassies, and more.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

Given all that had happened, and all its terrible consequences, it was frivolous, she knew, but Briony took calm pleasure in delivering her clinching news.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan