endgame

British

/ ˈɛndˌɡeɪm /

noun

Also called: ending. the closing stage of a game of chess, in which only a few pieces are left on the board
the closing stage of any of certain other games

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“The accolades were never the endgame. She wanted to put food on the table and set an example for her family and race,” said Andre Jones, one of her grandsons.

From The Wall Street Journal

“I could just start off by saying JPMorgan could be an endgame winner in the AI space,” said Mary Callahan Erdoes, the company’s chief executive of asset management and wealth management.

From MarketWatch

"If they do such a thing, we will take very strong action," the president replied, saying his endgame in Iran was "to win".

From BBC

Mr. Gaines might have afforded his endgame a bit more of the same.

From The Wall Street Journal

“The market is witnessing the endgame of the cable TV era,” the Bank of America analysts wrote.

From Los Angeles Times

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