Maybe Pen Note Before Extremely Nail Biting Final Performance

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Updated: September 1, 2025

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noun • a final performance or effort (especially before retirement)
	41%	11		Shop that offers nail care, nail art, and nail extensions
noun • a shop where hairdressers and beauticians work
	37%	11		Final photograph of a nail-biting race
noun • in general, any very close finish; in particular, a finish of a race in which the contestants are so close together that the winner must be determined from a photograph taken at the instant of finishing

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