finishing
Britishnoun
Vocabulary lists containing finishing
Engineering - Middle School
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Engineering - High School
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One of Scanlon’s clients turned to her for help because they were finishing their PhD while getting ready for a new job at NASA.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
At 5-3 up, Bunting started with six perfect darts to raise hopes of a nine-darter to clinch it but had to settle for finishing off a fabulous display in 12.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
Jo and Kush admit they only entered the show as "a bit of a joke" after finishing their A-levels.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
“Not finishing the SAT is not a disability.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
We kept working on our project, finishing up our paper prototypes and playing around with some app-building software.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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