bye

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As a seeded player, she would receive a first-round bye and therefore not have to play before Thursday.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

Loyola has a bye in the opening round and won’t play until May 9.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026

While Higgins waited in his hotel to see if he would get a bye into the semi-finals, O'Sullivan was getting fined £20,000 and being handed a suspended two-year ban.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

“We want Greenland. They don’t want to give it to us and I said, ‘OK, bye bye.’”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

“What if they were on their way to say bye to someone close to them and then—” Mateo claps.

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera