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the last part of a process or action
the award for best picture is traditionally the evening's grand finale
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Still, the celebration will end in the same way many have before — with a grand finale of fireworks filling the sky as U.S. Army Presidential Salute Battery cannons launch.
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Jordan D. Brown, Washington Post, 14 July 2024
There are eight shows left on the lineup, including the grand finale set for Nov. 23.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2024
The grand finale comes on Halloween day, when Apple and Amazon report third-quarter results.
—Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 26 Oct. 2024
The grand finale, of course, comes on Election Day itself.
—Jackie Valley, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Oct. 2024
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Jordan D. Brown, Washington Post, 14 July 2024
There are eight shows left on the lineup, including the grand finale set for Nov. 23.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2024
The grand finale comes on Halloween day, when Apple and Amazon report third-quarter results.
—Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 26 Oct. 2024
The grand finale, of course, comes on Election Day itself.
—Jackie Valley, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Oct. 2024
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The third—the series’ best and last—has Sam trying to repay the favor by making sure a newly married Joel isn’t sacrificing too much of himself to achieve a happy ending.Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 10 Dec. 2024
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The Eras Tour raked in more than $2 billion in ticket sales. endings 2:06 p.m. A Somebody Somewhere Spectacle Bridget Everett’s HBO half-hour counted its victories in developments modest by TV standards and monumental on the scale of everyday life.Britina Cheng, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2024
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The core antitrust claims of the lawsuit are yet to be resolved and aim for a conclusion before the 2026 racing season.Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
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Mangione's case in Pennsylvania will be kept active; at the conclusion of his trial in New York, prosecutors would determine how to proceed, Blair County District Attorney Peter Weeks said on Thursday.Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 19 Dec. 2024
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Swift’s Eras Tour finale takes place tonight, Sunday, Dec. 8.Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 8 Dec. 2024
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This is only his second game back since suffering a hamstring strain in the Oct. 18 preseason finale.Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 8 Dec. 2024
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Controlling Morocco will complete the audacious Chinese plan: The Strait, with Morocco at its southern end, is only eight miles wide.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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On the surface, this could mark the end of Baddoo’s tenure with the Tigers.Cody Stavenhagen, The Athletic, 11 Dec. 2024
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With less than six weeks left before President-elect Donald Trump takes office, the speech serves as a sort of closing argument and a chance for Biden to shape how history will view his job performance on the economy.Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
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The investors claim that Macy’s real estate, including its flagship store at Herald Square in New York City, is worth up to $9 billion on the open market, nearly double Macy’s closing market value Monday of $4.7 billion.Nathaniel Meyersohn and Chris Isidore, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
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This latest partnership between Box and Adobe is the culmination of a decade of cooperation between the two companies.Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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Built in Google's new manufacturing facility in California, Willow is the culmination of over a decade's worth of work.Tom Howarth, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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