finish
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He headed to the clubhouse tied for third, his fifth top-five finish at the Masters.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026
"We are going to have a generation of people who will never have written anything from start to finish in their entire lives," he said.
From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026
A flurry of miscues torpedoed McIlroy out of the lead entirely for a brief moment on Saturday before he steaded himself to finish 1-over for the day and 11-under overall.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
But McIlroy was one of three players inside the top 28 who did not finish under par for their rounds, alongside England's Tommy Fleetwood and Norway's Kristoffer Reitan.
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026
As soon as I finish my shower and turn off the faucet, I hear banging on the door.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
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