finals
Britishplural noun
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the deciding part or parts of a sports or other competition
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education the last examination series in an academic or professional course
Example Sentences
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He scored 55 goals in 89 games in an international career that ended in 2000, two years after his notable omission from the squad for Japan's first World Cup finals appearance.
From BBC
In 2008, he took over a young Chicago Blackhawks team that hadn’t been to the playoffs in five seasons and guided it to the conference finals.
From Los Angeles Times
Senegal came from 2-0 down to win that encounter 3-2 in Kinshasa, a result which allowed them to go on and top their group to secure a place at next year's finals in North America.
From Barron's
Forest won both its European finals 1-0 with Robertson playing a key role.
From Barron's
He scored a winner in one of those finals, and did the same against England at Wembley.
From BBC
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