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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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Superstar point guard Jalen Brunson converted impossible layups and crashed to the floor for a loose ball, finishing with 45 points.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 14, 2026

Textile dyeing and finishing operations generate large amounts of contaminated wastewater, making dye removal and water reuse ongoing challenges.

From Science Daily • Jun. 12, 2026

In two months, he went from polling at 5% in a March IGS poll to 25% in a late May poll and finishing first in the unofficial primary vote count.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Coherent was up 0.2% to $355.33 on Thursday after finishing down 0.3% the day before.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

He grabbed the cup and threw the contents of it back, finishing it off and putting it down on the desk with a bang.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega

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