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qualify

[kwol-uh-fahy] / ˈkwɒl əˌfaɪ /




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The Americans wouldn’t qualify again for 40 years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

China has failed to qualify for the World Cup since its first appearance at the tournament in 2002, when it was eliminated in the group stage without scoring a single point.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Bafana Bafana failed to qualify for the next three World Cups.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

That might not qualify as definitive for European regulators, but it is progress for Tesla, which would like to roll out FSD across Europe.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

“Well, then, why can’t they protect us? It seems to me that, as innocent victims, guilty of nothing more than harboring a marked man, we ought to qualify for government protection!”

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling




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