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sudden deaths

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plural of sudden death

as in rubbers

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Think structured round-robins, rotating roles in meetings, or paired discussions before group sharing.

— Ruth Oh Reitmeier, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025

Definition of round-robins

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Georgia gubernatorial primaries likely to head to runoffs Both the Democratic and Republican primaries could easily go to a runoff, meaning no single candidate reached a 50% majority during the first election.

— Irene Wright, USA Today, 15 May 2026
Candidates look to avoid runoffs Meanwhile, Talarico and Crockett are hoping to avoid a May 26 runoff by capturing at least 50% of the Democratic vote in the March 3 primary.

— Meg Kinnard, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026

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The world’s strikers are going to have to reach deep into their bag of sweetly struck volleys, mazy solo goals and thundering free kicks to eclipse it.

— Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
Medasin, whose thesis was already overflowing with preemptive volleys and counterfactuals, batted away the refutation.

— Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 4 Aug. 2026

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The Thelma And Louise star, who was dropped by UTA in 2023 after attending several rallies in support of Palestine and making an inflammatory comment, has revealed in the past that roles dried up for as a result of her activism.

— Nada Aboul Kheir, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2026
In a match with numerous long rallies, that point might have been the most exhilarating.

— Andy Martinez, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026

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