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Franz Beckenbauer finally got his hands on the World Cup in 1974, captaining West Germany to victory over the much-fancied Netherlands.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
See’s great-grandfather lived to 100 years old, but when he died, his much-younger wife finally had the freedom to go out.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
They’re the golden child of the produce aisle, the ingredient that inspires pilgrimages to farmers markets and endless declarations that this is the year we’ll finally grow our own.
From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026
I’m calling my shot: This will be the year that the Three Lions, the bungling, deadbeat clown show of international soccer, finally do it.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
He claimed he did, so finally we were on our way to the big skies of the Dakotas and to the Red River valley, the American Nile.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
Vocabulary lists containing finally
Commonly Misspelled Words, List 4
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Unit 8
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