runoff
Example Sentences
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Surveys indicate either race could fail to produce a majority winner, raising the prospect of runoff elections in May.
From Barron's
Polling suggests neither primary is likely to produce an outright winner, increasing the chances of May runoffs.
From Barron's
He could surge, come in second on Tuesday, and thus compete in the runoff on May 26.
If no candidate among the roughly 40 running for mayor wins more than 50% of the vote in the June 2 primary, the top two finishers will move to the runoff.
From Los Angeles Times
It isn’t just that Starmer is perceived as an indecisive, failed leader who has now been poisoned by runoff from the Epstein scandal.
From Salon
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