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The band’s music was ragged and dry, the work of self-referential pranksters scavenging for meaning at the tail end of rock’s imperial era.
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Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
The five-story, yellow-and-turquoise Royal Palace Motel was built in 1969, at the tail end of the golden era of motels on Colfax.
—Thomas Gounley, Denver Post, 15 May 2025
Though an officially nonpartisan race, the Democrat-Republican matchup took on heavily partisan tones at the tail end, acting as a possible bellwether for 2026 midterm elections.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 15 May 2025
Another hospitalized me for several weeks at the tail end of my sophomore year of college.
—Rickey Fayne, People.com, 13 May 2025
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Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
The five-story, yellow-and-turquoise Royal Palace Motel was built in 1969, at the tail end of the golden era of motels on Colfax.
—Thomas Gounley, Denver Post, 15 May 2025
Though an officially nonpartisan race, the Democrat-Republican matchup took on heavily partisan tones at the tail end, acting as a possible bellwether for 2026 midterm elections.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 15 May 2025
Another hospitalized me for several weeks at the tail end of my sophomore year of college.
—Rickey Fayne, People.com, 13 May 2025
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“The tail end.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20tail%20end. Accessed 30 May. 2025.
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