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The second seed, who received a first-round bye, will face fellow American Iva Jovic in the quarter-finals.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026
And ordinarily, the teams who finish 18th and 19th in the Premier League receive a bye into round two - with the rest of the top-flight teams who avoided relegation.
From BBC ● May 28, 2026
It is about winning the National League West, with one of the two best records in the league, thus ensuring a first-round bye.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 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
I kept waiting for Rondell to turn and ask me a question about my night with Flaca, or about why we were leaving without me saying bye, but he never did.
From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña
Entering the Rose Bowl, College Football Playoff teams coming off first-round byes were winless.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 1, 2026
New England and Seattle chase top seeds and first-round playoff byes in this weekend's penultimate games of the NFL season while six clubs fight for the last three post-season berths.
From Barron's ● Dec. 26, 2025
The first ball of the over flew past wicketkeeper Jamie Smith for four byes.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2025
Four byes from the final ball of the innings took England to 400.
From BBC ● May 29, 2025
When there shall be more than four players to a side, there shall be no bounds; all hits, byes, and overthrows, will then be allowed.
From The Book of Sports: Containing Out-door Sports, Amusements and Recreations, Including Gymnastics, Gardening & Carpentering by Martin, William
