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lead-ins

noun

plural of lead-in

as in preliminaries

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The meet continues Thursday, a day consisting largely of women’s preliminaries, followed by men’s finals Friday and women’s finals Saturday.

— Mike Wilson, New York Times, 11 June 2026
Hernandez, now a Southern Section champion again, along with all the other winners will move onto the CIF preliminaries next Saturday to face the rest of the state's top female jumpers, with a chance to get back to the state finals.

— Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026

Definition of preliminaries

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But the issue Americans should be concerned with here really isn’t FIFA, which has entertained other similar overtures before, but rather its own sporting reputation.

— Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
Several teams over the years have made overtures for Kessler in potential trade talks, talks the Jazz had rebuffed.

— Tony Jones, New York Times, 1 July 2026

Definition of overtures

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Proper warm-ups and nutrition are universally essential, especially after breaks, to ensure player safety and career longevity.

— Dr. Tal Patalon, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
With pockets of protests against the Iranian government unfolding outside SoFi Stadium, Iran just took the field for warm-ups.

— Andrew Greif, NBC news, 16 June 2026

Definition of warm-ups

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