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finishing

British  
/ ˈfɪnɪʃɪŋ /

noun

  1. football the act or skill of goal scoring

    Brattbakk's finishing is deadly
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Shares of Amazon were 0.1% lower after hours Monday, after finishing 1.4% higher during regular trading.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

After the Mavericks, they’ll have tough games against Oklahoma City, Golden State and Phoenix before finishing against lowly Utah on April 12.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Once again, he claimed we were close to finishing the job.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

Defending World Cup champions Argentina won the South American qualifying group by a big margin, finishing nine points ahead of second-placed Ecuador.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

He was in final rewrites for a book about his first Arctic expedition; she was finishing prior séance commitments.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

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