clinched
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Clinched playoff spot for fifth time in past six years with sixth consecutive victory behind a trade-deadline-bolstered defense that’s allowed two goals or fewer in five of those contests.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 29, 2024
Warriors: Clinched the sixth seed in the Western Conference playoffs and will face the Sacramento Kings in the first round.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 9, 2023
Clinched playoff spot, then started losing to everybody.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 17, 2023
“Peace! Our Bomb Clinched It!” declared Richland’s Aug. 14, 1945, edition of The Villager announcing Japan’s surrender and the war’s end.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 3, 2017
This bruis�d grass And cak�d mud adhering to my form I have acquired in rolling on the sod Clinched in his grip.
From The Admirable Bashville or, Constancy Unrewarded by Shaw, Bernard