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Example Sentences
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He made seven appearances last season for Suzuka, who were relegated to Japan's regional leagues after finishing second-bottom of the table and losing a playoff.
From Barron's
The three teams bottom at Christmas have never all survived while only four times in Premier League history have all three been relegated, although two of those occurred recently in 2020-21 and 2023-24.
From BBC
It’s already doing tasks once relegated to newly minted college graduates in many professions.
During his tenure the Magpies were relegated to the Championship twice, but he did have a reputation for running the club within its means.
From BBC
The Black Cats are on 26 points after 16 games, and have already beaten Leicester's total from 38 games last season - they were relegated with 25 points in 18th place.
From BBC
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