clinched
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Instead, Barcelona's 2-0 win against Real Madrid means they clinched the title with the perfect script: at home, against their biggest rivals, by an emphatic 14-point margin.
From BBC • May 11, 2026
Monroe 7, Chavez 1: The Vikings clinched the East Valley League title, their first league title since 1995.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
Dove soap-maker Unilever spun off its ice-cream business last year into the Magnum Ice Cream company, and recently clinched a deal with spice-maker McCormick to combine food businesses.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
Broadcom has clinched a series of extended AI processor design deals, while Marvell is riding enthusiasm about optical-networking components.
From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026
Then I thought about the comments these girls had just made about my clothes and that clinched my decision.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
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