: Re: What is the use of "Ends." to indicate the end of a document? I recall seeing the word "Ends." placed at the end of documents to indicate that, obviously, nothing else follows. Is

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It is part of the standard way of finishing a press release. Some of these formal documents still use these conventions.

It comes, I think, from the time when press releases came on a teleprinter, and it was important to mark the end, so that it was clear to the recipient that the entire release had been received.

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