- present participle of qualify.
qualifying
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The 34-year-old Watson beat sixth seed Liu 4-6 6-2 6-4 in the first round of qualifying in New York.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
Drivers completed two practice sessions early Saturday to learn the course for the first time and competed for pole position in the afternoon during qualifying laps.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
Spain's Alex Palou, the season points leader who has won six times this year, captured his seventh pole position of the campaign with a qualifying lap of 56.899 seconds after topping practice laps at 56.614.
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
Labor Department says she must have been covered by her employer’s group health plan, the plan must be subject to COBRA, and she must experience a qualifying event that causes her to lose coverage.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 22, 2026
Though I lost early in the qualifying round to a white South African, I participated in a clinic with Lennart Bergelin, Bjorn Borg’s coach.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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