qualifier

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This included a World Cup qualifier against Scotland last year, which was played at the ZTE Arena in Zalaegerszeg.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

World number one Aryna Sabalenka, who won the tournament at Indian Wells, will start her Miami Open campaign in the second round against American Ann Li or a qualifier.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

Five days later, that same World Cup host began military operations inside the borders of Ecuador, another World Cup qualifier, half a world away.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

He then outclassed former No. 1 Daniil Medvedev 6-4, 6-0, 6-3, a player he had upset in five sets as a qualifier in Melbourne a year earlier, to reach his first Grand Slam quarterfinal.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

But a big qualifier must be added to this sentence: “in the long run and over large areas.”

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond