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Kazan and Mulligan, however, have been finishing each other’s sentences since 2008, after both appeared in the Broadway production of “The Seagull” and remained so close that it concerned “She Said” director Maria Schrader.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2022

In just a few days time, Sebastian would have been finishing his final year at senior school.

From BBC • Jul. 22, 2022

Construction crews have been finishing pop-up networking facilities for the business and political elite that descend for the May 22-26 conference.

From Reuters • May 16, 2022

Gaubert was not involved in the response to the Livingston shooting and is thought to have been finishing up a traffic crash report at the time.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 11, 2021

Or like the spy novels I used to read, on weekends, when I should have been finishing my homework, or like late-night television.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood