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second

[sek-uhnd] / ˈsɛk ənd /






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If that second 28-day round and an additional shorter round following it fail, the effort is scrapped and new elections are called.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

Kevon Looney, the only full-time center on the Lakers’ roster behind Kessler, played only five minutes and one second Tuesday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

The second comes from me, many years later: every best-of-the-year film list should include one documentary, if not more.

From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026

We didn’t run the numbers on childcare for the second baby we wanted to have, who would arrive the year after we bought the house.

From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026

At the exit door to the building was a second ordeal, a line of women guards examining each prisoner again.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom


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