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finals

noun

plural of final

as in semifinals

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Recent Examples of finals That increases to five for the quarter-finals, six for the semi-finals and eight for the final, which also includes the third-place play-off. — Holly Shand, New York Times, 2 July 2026 Boston has hosted community watch parties in other neighborhoods including Dorchester, Boston Common and East Boston, and more watch parties are planned for both the semi-finals and the July 19 final. — Neal Riley, CBS News, 27 June 2026 Saturday night's finals will see Hernandez look to get back to the top of the podium for the final time as a high schooler. — Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 30 May 2026 The Alcaraz and Sinner trilogy in major finals began with an epic French Open final that came in at a whopping five hours and 29 minutes. — Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025 The Prince and Princess of Wales brought their two elder kids along to the men's singles finals of the Wimbledon Championships on July 13 and Princess Charlotte joined her dad in Switzerland to see England's women's national soccer team compete in the UEFA Women's EURO 2025 final on July 27. — Janine Henni, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025

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Rhyne Howard scored 30 points to lead Vinyl past Laces and into the Unrivaled semifinals on Saturday, while Paige Bueckers’ 29 points led Breeze past Rose to secure its semifinal berth.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2026

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With her own progress on hold, the family has quietly set their hopes on her younger sister who will take her 12th grade exams in mid-2027.

— Kamala Thiagarajan, NPR, 11 Oct. 2026
Professor Connors gave the best exams, by the way, along with some valuable advice on how to ace them.

— David Shribman, Christian Science Monitor, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of exams

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Now down 3-0 and on the verge of a Brewers sweep, the Boys in Blue will fight to stay in the postseason and continue their quest for back-to-back-to-back World Series championships.

— Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
Russia planned to demand the world championships be stripped of their Olympic qualifier status over the issue, sports minister Mikhail Degtyaryov wrote on social media on Tuesday.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026

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We were inspired from how many great discoveries that went on to revolutionize science and medicine came about from looking around in nature and finding these odd things—PCR [polymerase chain reaction] tests, for example, or CRISPR.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2026
The Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning actor Ayo Edebiri passes both tests.

— Bianca Betancourt, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of tests

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The figures classify overseas attendees as those who are not Singaporean nationals.

— Jenny Lee,Matthew Tan, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026
Then, two Ukrainian nationals were arrested, raising questions about state involvement and presenting a test of loyalty for some of Kyiv’s European allies.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of nationals

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Margaritora, the chief thoracic surgeon at Rome's Gemelli hospital, also confirmed that the nodule was discovered by chance during routine abdominal examinations.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
Margaritora, the chief thoracic surgeon at Rome’s Gemelli hospital, also confirmed that the nodule was discovered by chance during routine abdominal examinations.

— Colleen Barry, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of examinations

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Omar has been the subject of government investigations for months.

— Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2026
At the time, the company had several matters before the government, including investigations into its diversity, equity and inclusion programs, treatment of local broadcast affiliates and Kamala Harris’ appearance on NBC’s Saturday Night Live.

— Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of investigations

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