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The women’s 100-meter final will punctuate Day 1 competition that will feature eight women’s finals, the most for a single day at the Olympics.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2025

Ms. Harris’s trip will punctuate the end of a tumultuous week for her and Mr. Biden.

From New York Times • Nov. 9, 2023

The great Richard Lewis will punctuate a joke by saying something like: “But what do I know? I’m dressed like Satan at a barbecue.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2023

After hours of waiting, the throng will witness the ball’s one-minute descent ending at the stroke of midnight, when a barrage of fireworks and confetti will punctuate the moment.

From Reuters • Dec. 31, 2017

There is just as much joy in a simple wedding which has properly shown our respect for the event as the third in importance of all which will punctuate our history.

From The Golden Censer The duties of to-day, the hopes of the future by McGovern, John