wound up
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She told the Las Vegas Review-Journal her proudest accomplishment was “making sure I got all my children through high school and college”—and she wound up being awarded several honorary degrees herself.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
Why and how the federation wound up in Irvine is unknown; U.S.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
"It's time for the US to put its footprint back on Greenland," he said as he wound up his four-day visit.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
That may help explain how we wound up with “Alice in Wonderland”-style competing proclamations that made it sound as if Xi and Trump had been in different conversations, or perhaps different universes.
From Salon • May 17, 2026
It was as if something all wound up in a ball inside of her had let go at the sight of him just that minute.
From "Miracles on Maple Hill" by Virginia Sorensen
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