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second man

NOUN
corespondent
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The second man, according to the prosecution, was David Andrei - who is not on trial.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

Remarkably, Sawe was joined in the record books by Ethiopia's Yomif Kejelcha, who finished second with an astonishing time of 1:59:40 to become just the second man to finish a marathon in under two hours.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

A second man, 34-year-old Sanar Ghanim, was seriously injured.

From Barron's • Mar. 9, 2026

A second man — Gabriel Garcia-Aviles, 56, who lived near Costa Mesa — died Oct.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 2025

For the next ten minutes he patiently answered questions from television, radio, and newspaper reporters, as if he had just become the second man in history to throw a perfect game in the World Series.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger




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