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Recent Examples of placer
As part of On The Mat, for the past 32 years, Yount has predicted the individual title winners in every bracket, plus the placers and the top 10 teams.
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Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
21 Feb. 2026
Dayne’s older brother, Dominic, was a two-time state placer at West Aurora — including last season’s runner-up finish as a senior — and is now wrestling in college at Ohio.
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Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Feb. 2026
The left-hander has blown away his previous career highs in innings and strikeouts and is a lock to finish among the top placers in the American League Cy Young Award vote.
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Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
24 Sep. 2025
Aside from metal prices and some automation, placer mining has changed little over the past 125 years.
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Sara Miller Llana,
Christian Science Monitor,
3 Sep. 2025
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Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
21 Feb. 2026
Dayne’s older brother, Dominic, was a two-time state placer at West Aurora — including last season’s runner-up finish as a senior — and is now wrestling in college at Ohio.
—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Feb. 2026
The left-hander has blown away his previous career highs in innings and strikeouts and is a lock to finish among the top placers in the American League Cy Young Award vote.
—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
24 Sep. 2025
Aside from metal prices and some automation, placer mining has changed little over the past 125 years.
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Sara Miller Llana,
Christian Science Monitor,
3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for placer
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The three-time Super Bowl champ, 36, enjoyed quality time with his male friends in Southern California, including big brother and former Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce as well as future brother-in-law Austin Swift, according to multiple outlets.
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The Hornets bring a resume to the MAC that includes a recent run of four straight seasons -- 2019-23 with 2020 cancelled due to the pandemic -- of making the playoff under Troy Taylor (2019 and 2021-22 as Big Sky champs) and Andy Thompson (2023).
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That changed on Monday, when Cape Verde and its 40-year-old goalkeeper Vozinha became early darlings of the World Cup after holding European champion Spain, one of the tournament favorites, to a scoreless draw in their opening match.
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Already playing in his third World Cup and a champion in 2018, Mbappé will play his 100th international game for France.
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Illios Crafted Greek took the finalist spot.
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Below are the finalist projects (listed alphabetically in each category by film title with director names and school).
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Topuria, for his part, has vowed to run it back with Gaethje, praising his conqueror while promising the story between them is far from over.
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Barcelona and Manchester City (in both domestic cups) were their elite conquerors in those competitions, though the 7-2 scoreline of the second leg at Camp Nou was embarrassing.
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“Placer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/placer. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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