apache / apache/beam

[Task]: Eliminate deprecated finalize method (overrides Object.finalize) throughout Java SDK

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Description

### What needs to happen?

finalize() has been deprecated in Java 9 and has defects and per #24180 it is suspected that its usages might be cause of resource leak related bugs. We should remove its usage whenever possible.

### Issue Priority

Priority: 2

### Issue Component

Component: sdk-java-core

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