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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

Definition of runoffs

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The two sides fired white, smoky volleys, their guns making a black-powder hiss-bang.

— Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
For example, rather than presenting viewers with alternating volleys of 30-second pitches, the network has kept the pacing lively by patching in creative of varying lengths throughout the night.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of volleys

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Demonstrators are protesting high costs of living, among other things, as student and teacher unions join Yellow Vests at the mass rallies.

— Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2026
The Hawks staved off multiple Wizards rallies and not only picked up a third consecutive win, but also moved to 1-0 in NBA Cup play.

— Lauren Williams, AJC.com, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of rallies

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This is punctured by a wailing refrain from Lyons, whose runs serve as a continual anchor to the jazz tradition throughout his time with Taylor.

— Levi Dayan, Pitchfork, 3 Nov. 2026
Center fielder Julio Rodríguez and first baseman Josh Naylor also had career-worst seasons, and the Mariners scored just 664 runs — third-fewest in the majors.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026

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