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finishing

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/ ˈfɪnɪʃɪŋ /

noun

  1. football the act or skill of goal scoring

    Brattbakk's finishing is deadly

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The yield on the 10-year note climbed as high as 5.329% before finishing the day at 5.189%, down from 5.216% Tuesday, according to Tradeweb.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

The PCD Forever Tour, celebrating the 20th anniversary of The Pussycat Dolls, saw the trio visit cities including Prague and Paris, before finishing at London's O2 on Tuesday.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

They added that the institution is committed to finishing the work needed to address issues that regulators raised.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

Newcastle suffered relegation by finishing 18th in 2015-16, costing them a projected £60.4m, of which £7.9m was place money.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

Thor woke from his nap just when Laurence was finishing the last bath, which was for an inky spaniel named Webster.

From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold

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