finishing touch
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If you have an extra minute or two, you can add a small finishing touch — something that signals, to you, that you’re done.
From Salon ● May 5, 2026
The finishing touch is a velvet-walled private dining room that’s meant to feel like stepping into a home.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026
De Jong delivered the finishing touch to give Barca a two-goal lead at the break.
From Barron's ● Feb. 22, 2026
Fernando Mendoza and Indiana bullied their way into the history books, toppling Miami 27-21 to put the finishing touch on a rags-to-riches story.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 20, 2026
Or were the lesions merely a finishing touch on being pretty?
From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld
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