finishing
Britishnoun
Vocabulary lists containing finishing
Engineering - Middle School
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Engineering - High School
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Consider that Scott Vincent received $1m for finishing fourth last Sunday.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026
Zhao Haijie, 29, ran the fastest time among humans, finishing in 1 hour, 7 minutes and 47 seconds.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026
No consolation but a great job by head coach Tyronn Lue for guiding the Clippers from a disastrous 6-21 start and finishing with more than 40 wins.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026
A resurgence in technology stocks also underpinned this week’s performance, with the Nasdaq advancing 6.8% for the week and finishing a 13th straight session of gains, its longest streak since 1992.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
He’d fallen asleep without finishing his math homework.
From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty
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