finish
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George Burley's Ipswich ended the 2000-01 campaign fifth with 66 points - the highest finish and most points any promoted side has achieved in a 38-game season.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
What happened when you were trying to finish the film originally?
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Despite playing 17 games as they reached the Europa League quarter-finals in 2019-20, they still had enough in the tank to finish seventh in the league again.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
With roughly 85 percent of ballots counted on Tuesday night, Graham advanced to a runoff with 33 percent of the vote, against Norman who was projected to finish second at 24 percent.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
I drove back to the finish line slowly.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
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
Former world number one Thitikul, who has 11 top-10 finishes in majors, said the stronger wind compared with Thursday played a part in her scoring.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
Front-month gold settles off 0.9% to $4,036.30 a troy ounce, while silver finishes 2% lower at $57.296/oz.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 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
"I wanted to decide when I finished on my own terms," he says.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Head coach Diego Simeone is aiming to strengthen his squad after they finished fourth in La Liga last season, with Villarreal beating them to third place.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
He finished his outing by getting Perez to chase a changeup below the zone and pop it up behind second base.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
And for those who like their biopic by-the-numbers, the finished product is a perfectly serviceable entry into the canon.
From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026
When the poor little meal was finished, Granda stood up.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
He played at Fresno State, then with the Raiders in Oakland and Las Vegas before finishing his NFL career in New Orleans.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
Carr played 11 NFL seasons, finishing with 41,245 yards passing and 257 touchdowns.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
The celestial event will last about one hour and 50 minutes, starting at about 18:20 BST and finishing by 20:10, but exact times will vary depending on where you are.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Niewiadoma-Phinney, finishing second, hugged it out with Vollering and the boss of Vollering’s team.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
After finishing his snack, Bat went to his room.
From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold
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