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[fahyn-l-ahyz] / ˈfaɪn lˌaɪz /


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The agreement repeatedly cites a set of “Implementation Documents” that will finalize the U.S. ownership stake and the rights of unnamed investors.

From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026

It wants a formal agreement to give international forces legal authority to operate in Gaza later on, and another to finalize Gaza water and sanitation arrangements.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

A federal judge in Oakland has approved a settlement that allows Paramount Skydance Chief Executive David Ellison to finalize his $111-billion acquisition of Warner Bros.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

Her resignation comes as Paramount is waiting for a federal judge to approve a settlement agreement that would allow Paramount to finalize its $111-billion purchase of Warner Bros.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

Before I could finalize a plan we were at the front of the line with our papers.

From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys

So far, the Treasury Department has been reluctant to fully incorporate pharmaceuticals, according to two people familiar with the matter, as it finalizes regulation for other technology under the law, like AI systems and semiconductors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

Rackspace Technology finalizes a deal with Advanced Micro Devices to use its chips for Rackspace’s AI cloud, causing shares to surge.

From Barron's ● Jun. 16, 2026

Once the state finalizes the Zone Zero rules, they could take effect as early as July 7.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 25, 2026

Once the court finalizes custody of the 13-year-old, my aunt plans to request that the husband be required to sell the house and distribute the proceeds to my cousin’s two boys.

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 16, 2025

June 2005: Spirit AeroSystems forms when Canadian private equity firm Onex Corp. finalizes the purchase of Boeing Wichita’s commercial aircraft division for $1.5 billion.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 21, 2024

Soon after, they struck a deal: California Forever would cover the city’s project-related costs and pay it $10 million if the annexation is finalized.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

His divorce from the Nico Vega vocalist was finalized in March 2024.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

She started by making simple shapes like a stuffed orange, pear and an eggplant, working her way up to the finalized baby gift: a stuffed whale.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

Pricing and the deal structure’s won’t be finalized until Wednesday.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

They hoped to have it finalized in a month or two, Mrs. McCullough told Mrs. Richardson as she handed her a mimosa.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng

The band struggled to pin down the final track list, finalizing it barely a month ago.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

The transportation authority is finalizing a study in the coming weeks that evaluates strategies for protecting the seven miles of railroad through Dana Point and San Clemente for the next 30 years.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

OpenAI said it was "actively finalizing contracts" with third-party safety assessors and would announce details in the coming weeks.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

With Nvidia finalizing its Rubin artificial-intelligence chip platform in the coming months, Hosseini said the product ramp, which is when production and shipments scale up, will likely move into April.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

I shut the glove box with a finalizing click!

From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith


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