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Saving the Toughest for Last: 50th Completers’ Final U.S. State High Points Cover

Saving the Toughest for Last: 50th Completers’ Final U.S. State High Points

By: Linus Wilson  
Open Access
|Jan 2026

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pjst-2025-0027 | Journal eISSN: 2082-8799 | Journal ISSN: 1899-1998
Language: English
Page range: 56 - 61
Submitted on: Sep 18, 2025
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Accepted on: Nov 11, 2025
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Published on: Jan 18, 2026
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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