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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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England was superb with its back to the wall, first holding out volleys of Argentina attacks then, restored to 14 men and finally to full strength, scoring tries through Marcus Smith and Manny Feyi-Waboso to seal its win.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026
Gotze controls the ball on his chest and volleys into the far corner, all in one movement.

— Adam Hurrey, New York Times, 17 July 2026

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In 397 plate appearances, Hunter Goodman has hit 31 long balls (3rd in MLB), tallied 57 RBIs and scored 64 runs (15th in MLB).

— Data Skrive, New York Times, 24 July 2026
Just shy of half of their runs — 11 of 23 — came across two games (an 8-6 loss to the Brewers on Saturday and 8-5 loss to the Astros on Monday).

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026

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