finalize
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Then Ohtani and the Dodgers will finalize next steps.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
Tonight, Canada declined to finalize the trade deal under the terms agreed earlier this week.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
Canadian negotiators have been camped out in Washington this week trying to finalize a deal that reportedly aims to address a range of flash points.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
So now the big question is whether the negotiators can finalize that agreement.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
He had done as much as he could from his hotel suite, but he needed to return to his office to finalize the purchase.
From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson
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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
“The divestment of our European onshore platform finalizes the divestment program that we’ve laid out, and we’ve now substantially strengthened Orsted’s financial position,” Orsted Chief Financial Officer Trond Westlie said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 3, 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
Like Thousand Oaks, temporary facilities will be in place while the team finalizes plans on a permanent facility in Woodland Hills, where owner Stan Kroenke bought 100 acres last year.
From Seattle Times ● May 9, 2024
As she finalizes that spending plan, she and her team will need to decide whether to seek another $250 million for Inside Safe, her program to move Angelenos indoors from street encampments.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2024
The proposed rules won’t take effect for several months, and are likely to face legal challenges once finalized.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
The proposed rules will not take effect for several months and are likely to face legal challenges once finalized.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
The new rule, which has yet to be finalized but is set to take effect in May, would add another.
From Slate ● Sep. 3, 2026
The Angels’ sale won’t be finalized until early next year, and Kroenke and his people aren’t likely to talk until then.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
Chief Buthelezi wanted a constitution drawn up before the election and walked out in protest against the setting of an election date before a constitution was finalized.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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It may also be, as you say, that she never got around to finalizing her wishes.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
“We’re finalizing that at the moment, benchmarking what’s reasonable,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Iran and Oman were reportedly finalizing a draft agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, giving Tehran oversight of ships.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Earlier in the week, as crews were finalizing roadwork, they discovered a pinhole-sized leak in a pipe, temporarily pausing street repairs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
The Joint Chiefs were all there, finalizing plans to destroy the Soviet missiles in Cuba.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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