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At the tail end of the last millennium, the fastest, most powerful road cars went by a magnificent superlative: supercar.
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Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 11 Dec. 2024
This mega-vegetarian lived at the end of the Cretaceous, on the tail end of the Age of Dinosaurs, from around 68 million years to 66 million years ago, until a giant asteroid barreled into Earth, and dinosaurs died out.
—Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 26 Nov. 2024
At the tail end of their 38-17 defeat of the Michigan Wolverines, the undefeated Oregon Ducks made headlines by sending the defending champions home with a thumbs-down celebration.
—Mat Issa, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
The sentence came at the tail end of a yearlong downward spiral for Majors that began with the actor’s arrest by New York City police on March 25, 2023 for domestic violence.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 21 Nov. 2024
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Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 11 Dec. 2024
This mega-vegetarian lived at the end of the Cretaceous, on the tail end of the Age of Dinosaurs, from around 68 million years to 66 million years ago, until a giant asteroid barreled into Earth, and dinosaurs died out.
—Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 26 Nov. 2024
At the tail end of their 38-17 defeat of the Michigan Wolverines, the undefeated Oregon Ducks made headlines by sending the defending champions home with a thumbs-down celebration.
—Mat Issa, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
The sentence came at the tail end of a yearlong downward spiral for Majors that began with the actor’s arrest by New York City police on March 25, 2023 for domestic violence.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 21 Nov. 2024
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“The tail end.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20tail%20end. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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