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clinch

[klinch] / klɪntʃ /




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The young Ander watched from home as his team beat Arsenal to clinch the trophy in the Parc des Princes, the home of PSG - a club he later spent three years at.

From BBC Aug. 27, 2026

Spain's Alex Palou, a six-time winner this season, can clinch his fourth consecutive IndyCar season title and fifth in six years.

From Barron's Aug. 23, 2026

Spain scored in extra time and fended off Argentina captain Lionel Messi’s final push, earning a 1-0 win in extra time to clinch the World Cup trophy.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

Ortberg said Sunday that he considers the MAX 7’s certification “clock-ticking soon” and expects the larger MAX 10 to clinch approval “not very long after that.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 19, 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

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

Tesla’s stock finally clinches a milestone almost a year in the making.

From MarketWatch Dec. 17, 2025

Jabs were scarce; instead, the fight descended into clinches from Clarke and heavy leaning from TKV, with lunging, telegraphed punches punctuating the action.

From BBC Nov. 29, 2025

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

From Slate Oct. 30, 2025

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

Bishop Gorman’s Maximiliano Fuentes clinched the win with a 49-yard field goal late in the fourth quarter.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 22, 2026

Crabb previously clinched a Manhattan Beach Pier bronze plaque, but it was Benesh’s first time winning the open.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2026

Elsewhere, Nadine Visser clinched the women's 100m hurdles by one thousandth of a second, with a photo finish required to separate the Dutch athlete and Poland's Pia Skrzyszowska.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

Rahm finished tied for 41st after closing with a round of 76, but the Spaniard has clinched the season title.

From BBC Aug. 9, 2026

He’d just clinched the 1960–61 United States Championship, and he walked briskly through the snow-covered streets with his mother and Jack and Ethel Collins.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

After hobbling back for another go, she scored a 9.712, clinching the team’s historic win.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

Egypt believed there were two potential penalty claims in their favour before Enzo Fernandez headed home the clinching goal.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

I then flew into New York City where the success of the New York Knicks clinching their first title in 53 years seemed to overshadow the World Cup among the locals.

From BBC Jul. 1, 2026

Hilton, however, appears on the cusp of clinching the second spot on the ballot.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 9, 2026

I find the clinching proof that raptors have been here.

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




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