prelims
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She said: "I remember thinking, something's not right here. All of my friends and people I know that wanted to do medicine weren't getting the grades that they got in their prelims."
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
Despite her results being eventually adjusted, she never got the A grades her prelims suggested she would get and she had to change course.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
Saturday's card moved swiftly with seven of the eight fights across the prelims and main card ending inside the distance.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026
Sprinters headlined Friday’s prelims but it was the distance runners who played leading roles Saturday at Buchanan High School.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2025
We only ever had two days to get reacquainted, prelims Saturday and finals on Sunday, and then there was the matter of being there to compete.
From "The Miseducation of Cameron Post" by emily m. danforth
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