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Funding is still needed to move the project across the finish line and the organization is accepting donations through a GoFundMe campaign, but a $300,000 contribution from the Richmond City Council has also been a major help, Hindman said.
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Sierra Lopez, The Mercury News, 3 Feb. 2025
The reigning Clutch Player of the Year dragged Sacramento across the finish line several times in its resurgent 46-win and 48-win seasons, the first two under then-head coach Mike Brown, but everything abruptly came to a December halt in Brown’s third season.
—Anthony Slater, The Athletic, 3 Feb. 2025
Senate Republicans can afford to lose one more vote to get Hegseth's confirmation over the finish line, in which case Vice President JD Vance would be called upon to break a tie in Hegseth's favor.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 24 Jan. 2025
Failure is a redirection, not the end or the finish line.
—Karin Eldor, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
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Sierra Lopez, The Mercury News, 3 Feb. 2025
The reigning Clutch Player of the Year dragged Sacramento across the finish line several times in its resurgent 46-win and 48-win seasons, the first two under then-head coach Mike Brown, but everything abruptly came to a December halt in Brown’s third season.
—Anthony Slater, The Athletic, 3 Feb. 2025
Senate Republicans can afford to lose one more vote to get Hegseth's confirmation over the finish line, in which case Vice President JD Vance would be called upon to break a tie in Hegseth's favor.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 24 Jan. 2025
Failure is a redirection, not the end or the finish line.
—Karin Eldor, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Finish line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/finish%20line. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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