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relegation

[rel-i-gey-shuhn] / ˌrɛl ɪˈgeɪ ʃən /










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Another potential United target, Mateus Fernandes, is likely to be sold by West Ham this summer as they come to terms with the financial consequences of relegation to the Championship.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

"I think it was just a huge outpouring of relief," said Venkatesham, who said that the club would not have made anyone redundant in the event of relegation.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

West Ham manager Nuno Espirito Santo is meeting senior management on Monday to assess the impact of relegation to the Championship amid a belief he is likely to leave the club.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

An average season with none of the relegation worries of previous years, but home form was poor in Everton's magnificent new Hill Dickinson Stadium.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

Then they discussed the decision of the court—the sentence, the relegation of the priest, the seclusion of the wife in the convent at Guido’s expense.

From The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning by Berdoe, Edward




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