point count
noun
: a method of evaluating the strength of a hand in bridge by counting points for each high card and usually for long or short suits
also
: the value of a hand so evaluated
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When hunters draw a limited license, their preference point count returns to zero.
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Jace Bauserman, Field & Stream, 29 Feb. 2024
Scoring at the Pickleball Slam The first match will be scored in pro-legend doubles format: Rally scoring (every point counts), best two out of three games to 11 points, win by 2.
—Safid Deen, USA TODAY, 5 Feb. 2024
The second and final matches will be mixed doubles format: Rally scoring (every point counts), best two out of three games to 21, win by 2.
—Safid Deen, USA TODAY, 5 Feb. 2024
On the Thorns’ side, every point counts with four games to go, and the legacy of Rapinoe’s relationship with Portland will be in the spotlight as well.
—oregonlive, 15 Sep. 2023
Once on the phone with an operator, callers will be asked for the date and county of harvest, type of land (public or private) and the antler point count when reporting a deer.
—Frank Sargeant, al, 6 Jan. 2021
Agrawal went a step further, gathering several long-term tallies of monarch populations at different parts of the life cycle, including the overwintering data, the NABA data and the funnel-point counts.
—Gabriel Popkin, Scientific American, 1 Mar. 2020
Thiem seems to thrive in moments when every point counts.
—Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2020
Homelessness is up 5 percent from last year in Austin, as 2,255 individuals will experience homelessness in the city this year, according to the Austin/Travis County annual point count.
—Nick Givas, Fox News, 5 Nov. 2019
Jace Bauserman, Field & Stream, 29 Feb. 2024
Scoring at the Pickleball Slam The first match will be scored in pro-legend doubles format: Rally scoring (every point counts), best two out of three games to 11 points, win by 2.
—Safid Deen, USA TODAY, 5 Feb. 2024
The second and final matches will be mixed doubles format: Rally scoring (every point counts), best two out of three games to 21, win by 2.
—Safid Deen, USA TODAY, 5 Feb. 2024
On the Thorns’ side, every point counts with four games to go, and the legacy of Rapinoe’s relationship with Portland will be in the spotlight as well.
—oregonlive, 15 Sep. 2023
Once on the phone with an operator, callers will be asked for the date and county of harvest, type of land (public or private) and the antler point count when reporting a deer.
—Frank Sargeant, al, 6 Jan. 2021
Agrawal went a step further, gathering several long-term tallies of monarch populations at different parts of the life cycle, including the overwintering data, the NABA data and the funnel-point counts.
—Gabriel Popkin, Scientific American, 1 Mar. 2020
Thiem seems to thrive in moments when every point counts.
—Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2020
Homelessness is up 5 percent from last year in Austin, as 2,255 individuals will experience homelessness in the city this year, according to the Austin/Travis County annual point count.
—Nick Givas, Fox News, 5 Nov. 2019
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“Point count.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/point%20count. Accessed 28 Apr. 2024.
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