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Discover LudwigThe phrase "finalized except for" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when indicating that something is nearly complete but still has one or more outstanding elements that need to be addressed.
Example: "The project is finalized except for the final review from the client."
Alternatives: "completed except for" or "ready except for".
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The Commerce Department, which oversees the National Weather Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, said little Tuesday about how the sequester has or could affect its forecasting abilities, except to point out that the agency has not finalized its plans for the required reductions.
(News that Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman's divorce had been finalized, for example).
He drafted, revised, and finalized the manuscript for submission.
The instrument was finalized for cognitive testing.
Aircraft not yet finalized or accepted for service.
Therefore, acetonitrile was finalized as organic modifier for analysis.
PCR was finalized by extended elongation for 5 min.
The borehole and perforations were preset in the sample for casting and finalized during curing.
The FDA is finalizing guidelines for other phage preparations.
Peggy's divorce from Pershing was finalized in November 1964, and days later he loaded his car and left for Louisiana, taking "everything he owned that mattered to him except for his old L.S.U.
He recently finalized divorce from the mother of his five children, Irina, but largely stays out of public eye, except for occasional spottings with rumored girlfriend Daria Zhukova.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com