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Recent Examples of finalist Her debut story collection, Bad Endings, won the City of Vancouver Book Award, and was also a finalist for the Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize, and the Indigenous Voices Award for fiction. Hazlitt, 23 Oct. 2024 The Violet Hour is a frequent finalist at the Spirited Awards, won a James Beard Award for Outstanding Beverage Program in 2015, and lead bartender Toby Maloney would go on to write a book, The Bartender’s Manifesto, which itself won a James Beard Award in 2023. Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 2 Nov. 2024 While Volpe is an exceptional defender, a Gold Glove finalist, this kind of stuff happens. Tony Blengino, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024 The former Hurston-Wright award finalist also holds an MFA in Writing from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Condé Nast, WIRED, 1 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for finalist 
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Noun
  • Take it from one of the early champions of disposable packaging.
    Kristin Hostetter, Outside Online, 13 Nov. 2024
  • The report does not identify Mahomes, a three-time Super Bowl champion quarterback, by name, but the address in the report matches public records for Mahomes.
    Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • The Super Bowl champs overcame rainy conditions, an injury scare to their MVP quarterback and a feisty Buccaneers team to take a 30-24 overtime win and improve to a perfect 8-0 on the season.
    Kevin Dotson, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Luckily, that’s not been an issue for the three-time champ, who has missed all of three starts to injuries since securing the Chiefs’ top QB role in 2018.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 5 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Leadville materialized in 1860 with the discovery of placer gold (gold extracted from eroded rock), and the mining boom was on.
    James Dziezynski, Outside Online, 10 Nov. 2024
  • Each polling placer will keep staff on hand to monitor the area and enforce the no-photo policy.
    Zach Bradshaw, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • The Bucs responded with a game-tying field goal from 26 yards, by one-time 49ers temp Chase McLaughlin, before Brock Purdy directed a last-minute drive that allowed for Moody’s 44-yard winner.
    Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
  • Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin will play key roles in deciding the winner of the 2024 presidential race, along with states like Arizona, Georgia, Nevada and North Carolina.
    Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 6 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • At this same time, Nima goes on a little parade around New Eden like a conqueror surveying their new land.
    Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2024
  • Putin has begun comparing himself to Peter the Great—perhaps the Russian empire’s most famous conqueror.
    Dmytro Kuleba, Foreign Affairs, 17 June 2022

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