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endgames

noun

plural of endgame

as in endings

the last part of a process or action they're now in the endgame of the negotiations for a new labor contract

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Recent Examples of endgames Analysts spoke with certainty about strategy, morale and endgames, but often reversed themselves within weeks. — Charles Edward Gehrke, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2026 There are, as a result, two different endgames for this war, one ultimately bureaucratic and diplomatic, the other existential. — Fintan O’Toole, The New York Review of Books, 9 Apr. 2026 Trump has treated the opening week of the war as an improvisational jazz session, riffing on different analyses, strategies, and endgames in conversations with numerous reporters. — Karim Sadjadpour, The Atlantic, 4 Mar. 2026 Startup exits and career endgames The World Economic Forum estimates AI could eliminate 80 to 85 million jobs worldwide over the next three years, while creating as many as 170 million new ones. — Michelle Castillo, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2025

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Scammers often create sites that appear close to the real thing but include extra words, odd spelling or strange endings.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026
Concluding the elite races were the amateur groups, which featured dramatic endings on both the men’s and women’s sides.

— Fisher Isbell, AJC.com, 4 July 2026

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The lawyer takes the tenets of mindfulness to heart, and Dusse takes both these tenets and his protagonist to absurd – and sometimes shockingly violent – conclusions.

— The Know, Denver Post, 5 July 2026
Over-reliance on AI for immediate conclusions risks individuals missing the crucial process of building foundational knowledge and critical thinking.

— Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026

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