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Recent Examples of qualifier
Brandt Jobe, another Monday qualifier, had nine points and moved into a tie for 20th.
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Stan Awtrey, AJC.com, 26 Apr. 2026
Sophomore Brynnley Krauchun has already etched her name in Andrew’s record books as a state qualifier in wrestling.
—Tony Baranek, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
The latter qualifier is arbitrary.
—Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Steph Curry is set to return Sunday and will have five games to prepare for the postseason, with the Warriors almost certainly facing the longest road of any Western Conference qualifier.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2026
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Stan Awtrey, AJC.com, 26 Apr. 2026
Sophomore Brynnley Krauchun has already etched her name in Andrew’s record books as a state qualifier in wrestling.
—Tony Baranek, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
The latter qualifier is arbitrary.
—Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Steph Curry is set to return Sunday and will have five games to prepare for the postseason, with the Warriors almost certainly facing the longest road of any Western Conference qualifier.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for qualifier
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This dynamic creates a survival-of-the-fittest scenario where smaller companies — who can’t afford to sit on piles of unsold metals — might be forced into the arms of larger competitors.—
Tiisetso Motsoeneng,
semafor.com,
4 May 2026
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Travis Madeira, a fourth-generation lobsterman who founded the lobster-shipping business LobsterBoys with his brother, makes about 80% of his sales to Americans, unlike some competitors who primarily export.—
Matt Sedensky,
Chicago Tribune,
4 May 2026
Noun
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There were signs of rodent entry in some structures on the couple’s property.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 May 2026
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Competition for Palantir Technologies is heating up as artificial intelligence agents erode barriers to entry in its software space, according to HSBC, and that could hurt the stock.—
Davis Giangiulio,
CNBC,
4 May 2026
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Last September, more than 16,000 students were named semifinalists for being the highest-scoring entrants from each state, with proportions based on each state’s total of graduating seniors.—
Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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The most recent entrant in this space is a group of engineers at the French government technology lab CEA-Leti, in Grenoble.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
30 Apr. 2026
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America's Next Top Model season 8 contestant Jael Strauss, 34, died two months after being diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer, in December 2018.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
2 May 2026
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As with past years, each group of contestants had a practice round in which no one was eliminated.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 May 2026
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Ross Perot, Electronic Data Systems The Texas billionaire and two-time presidential candidate may have had the most cinematic route of the bunch.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
29 Apr. 2026
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The candidates themselves must live within the district’s boundaries, which stretch across large portions of northwest and west-central Georgia and include parts of western metro Atlanta.—
Drew Kann,
AJC.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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Flagg and Knueppel traded places as betting favorites during the season, but Flagg’s 96-point outburst over two games on the second-to-last weekend might have tipped the scales.—
Schuyler Dixon,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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Lines to see the fan favorites — Griner, second-year guard Saniya Rivers, former UConn star Aaliyah Edwards — wrapped around the length of the court for nearly an hour.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
28 Apr. 2026
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To qualify for the program, applicants must have an industrial site of at least 30 contiguous acres of land that is listed on the Arkansas Site Selection Database and that is owned or optioned by the applicant.—
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette,
Arkansas Online,
28 Apr. 2026
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The Cato report found that in all, total green card approvals under USCIS, the agency in charge of processing immigration benefits, had been cut in half for applicants from all countries.—
Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
28 Apr. 2026
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The Knicks now move on and remain a contender in the Eastern Conference.—
Dan Santaromita,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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Doral Police Chief Edwin Lopez is a lead contender to replace Morales, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Qualifier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/qualifier. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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