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finality

[fahy-nal-i-tee] / faɪˈnæl ɪ ti /


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Not everyone heeds the finality of the message, however, as frantic family and friends refuse to give up on loved ones trapped under the debris.

From Barron's Jul. 1, 2026

“I’ve said that I will not leave the board until this investigation is well and truly over, with transparency and finality, and I stand by that,” Powell said Wednesday.

From MarketWatch Apr. 29, 2026

While that was traumatizing at the time, the finality helped my grieving.

From Slate Apr. 23, 2026

And despite the finality of Vance’s death, there are seven “NCIS” episodes yet to come this season and the series has been renewed for a 24th iteration.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 25, 2026

There were more prayers, a psalm, the Lord’s Prayer and another long one in which the falling tones of valediction gathered into a melancholy finality.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

Heroic pronouncements, grandiose, soul-satisfying finalities, were not his style.

From Time Magazine Archive

Far from an ideal of Norman Rockwell hominess, Lake Wobegon reverberates with terror and finalities.

From Time Magazine Archive

When Italy last September heard of your movement we realized that, though different in method, our two revolutions had the same finalities.

From Time Magazine Archive

The letter went on to discuss a few finalities involving insurance and Mr. Kaiserman and to explain that Reggie’s file could be expunged and the court records sealed.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

Overman's cynicism had piqued Kate's curiosity and opened new views of things she had accepted as moral finalities.

From The One Woman by Dixon, Thomas




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