finish
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“No degree, no funding, no experience—the logical decision would’ve been to finish university first,” she says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
Seema Patel, an associate professor of law at UC Law San Francisco, also stays up late at night to try to finish her work so she doesn't have to miss moments with her children.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
September was rocky in 2021 and 2022, but during the past few years, the index has managed to finish the month higher, despite some hiccups here and there.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026
They are looking to bounce back from a disappointing fifth place finish in the top-flight last season.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
I would have to spin through the night if I was to finish in three days, and one of the days was nearly gone.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
Riso al forno — literally “rice from the oven” — is Italian baked rice, an adaptable format in which partially cooked rice finishes with sauce and cheese.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
"When she finishes school, she will expect to go and have a job and be in a workplace that's full of typical people."
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
However, partial eclipses -- which occur as the Moon starts and finishes crossing the Sun -- will last around one hour and 45 minutes.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
Seven more classrooms remain to be opened and could perhaps be ready later in August as licensing approval finishes for the last providers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
As she prepares dinner, I try to finalize the edits to my oral history project, but Mom finishes cooking before I’m done.
From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh
The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished the week down 0.6% on Friday, snapping a two-week winning streak.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
The wickets were shared in a fine all-round bowling effort by the Rockets as Adams finished with miserly figures of 2-9 and Phillips, the 23-year-old domestic seamer, impressed with 2-12.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
He finished the season at 10-10 with a 3.09 ERA, and if anyone was still wondering about his comeback, he put doubts to rest in 1977.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
Peeling produces a slightly cleaner finished syrup, but because the mixture will eventually be strained, leaving the skins on works perfectly well.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
As Maggie finished the last of the bread, Auntie returned.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
He was an immediate hit with the Yankees, winning 21 games in 1979 and finishing second in the American League Cy Young voting, then won 22 in ’80.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
Turkle was finishing the footnotes for her upcoming book, “Artificial Intimacy: Who We Become When We Talk to Machines.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
Meanwhile, Dunkley has had an exceptional season with the bat, finishing third in the run-scoring charts with one fewer innings compared to Sutherland and Litchfield above her.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
Count Binface has enjoyed his best-ever election performance after receiving almost 10,000 votes and finishing second to Nigel Farage at the Clacton by-election.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
The Order Castles were prestigious finishing schools for the Nazi elite.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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