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Noun
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The semifinals are set for March 2 and the championship game will be March 8.—
Tom Schardin,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025 -
Andy Reid celebrates after the Kansas City Chiefs' AFC championship game victory over the Buffalo Bills last month.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC News,
6 Feb. 2025
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Damien made 14 threes to advance to the semifinals of the Baseline League tournament.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2025
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Boswell, an Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD school located in Fort Worth, had its furthest playoff run in the 1976-77 season when the Pioneers advanced to the state semifinals.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Jan. 2025
Noun
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There will be a round-robin first round with each team playing each other before the top two teams play a one-game final on Feb. 20 in Boston to determine the winner.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
30 Jan. 2025
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Kalinskaya represented her native country at the 2020 Billie Jean King Cup, winning the doubles rubber with her partner Anna Blinkova and thus helping Russia make it into the finals.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
26 Jan. 2025
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Since the derby, Rashford has not been in the squad and Garnacho has only started three of United’s nine games.—
Charlotte Harpur,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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Potter lost three and won just two of his eight London derbies at Chelsea, against Crystal Palace and both by a single goal.—
Liam Tharme,
The Athletic,
14 Jan. 2025
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“Play-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/play-off. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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