close the books
Example Sentences
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It is scheduled to close the books and price the offering on Sept. 13.
From Reuters • Sep. 7, 2023
On Labor Day, we’ll close the books on this year’s effort.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 29, 2022
Pennsylvania state police were able to close the books on the 58 year old cold case of a 9-year-old girl named Marise Chiverella using DNA evidence pulled from her jacket.
From Salon • Feb. 13, 2022
These sets of rulings should close the books on those made by the Del Mar stewards.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2019
I wipe away the sticky circled residue left by half-drunk glasses, and I close the books splayed open with broken spines and tuck them back on the shelf.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
