as in final
coming or happening at a later time
our eventual success She lost to the eventual champion. This plant reaches an eventual height of 15 feet.
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Their need to withhold their truth and avoid conflict often leads to a long list of frustrations and an eventual explosion of resentment and anger.
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Christie Garcia, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
Because companies often pass the costs along, economists tend to agree that tariffs amount to an eventual tax on the consumer.
—Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2024
Hall of Fame San Antonio Spurs head coach and team president Gregg Popovich has been away from the team since undergoing an undisclosed medical issue on Saturday night, ahead of San Antonio's eventual 113-103 upset victory over the mighty Minnesota Timberwolves.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
Real Madrid star Fede Valverde's partner Mina Bonino used social media to criticize the first team's manager Carlo Ancelotti, plus its forwards, during an eventual shock 3-1 home loss to AC Milan on Tuesday.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Christie Garcia, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
Because companies often pass the costs along, economists tend to agree that tariffs amount to an eventual tax on the consumer.
—Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2024
Hall of Fame San Antonio Spurs head coach and team president Gregg Popovich has been away from the team since undergoing an undisclosed medical issue on Saturday night, ahead of San Antonio's eventual 113-103 upset victory over the mighty Minnesota Timberwolves.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
Real Madrid star Fede Valverde's partner Mina Bonino used social media to criticize the first team's manager Carlo Ancelotti, plus its forwards, during an eventual shock 3-1 home loss to AC Milan on Tuesday.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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This is a great do-it-all jacket for winters that are equal parts wet, cold, and windy, with a two-layer Gore-Tex outer offering the most water resistance of any jacket in our final lineup.Abigail Barronian, Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
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Eklund, Zetterlund, and Granlund became the Sharks’ top forwards toward the end of last season, combined for 58 points over the final 24 games in March and April.Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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The video is the latest in a lengthy stream of controversies the probation department has faced in recent years.James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2023
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The shooting happened the day before the fifth anniversary of the Parkland, Florida, school shooting that killed 17 and is the latest in what has become a deadly new year in the U.S.Joey Cappelletti and Mike Householder, Anchorage Daily News, 15 Feb. 2023
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Brownlee also competed for Team USA in ultimate frisbee at the 2024 World Ultimate Championships.Kat Tenbarge, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Several of them pointed to his lack of follow-through on jailing his 2016 rival Hillary Clinton, while others say his ultimate retribution would be a successful term in office with a solid economy.William Gavin, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
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Because of that latter preoccupation, Sheridan is often pegged as catering to red-state audiences — especially with Yellowstone, which has become a phenomenon among the kinds of TV viewers who love country music and hate government overreach.Noel Murray, Vulture, 18 Nov. 2024
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The age is now 67 for those born in 1960 or latter but some GOP proposals have suggested increasing the age for full retirement benefits from 67 to 69 over an eight-year period beginning in 2026.Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 4 Oct. 2024
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Rogan developed a following first and foremost as a comedian, a mixed-martial-arts personality, and a dude who’s really into galaxy-brain ideas, weird conspiracy theories, and his own beliefs about the world, some of which are noxious.Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 11 Nov. 2024
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The series’ increasing scale and globe-trotting in its following seasons unfortunately resulted in Ryder being sometimes siloed from the main action; so many of her romantic-relationship beats and her obsessive concern for Will feel like regurgitations of her season-one arc.Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2024
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“Eventual.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eventual. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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