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Recent Examples of walkover
Ollie Barder, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
There had not been a walkover in a major U.S. stakes race since Coaltown won the Edward Burke Handicap on April 23, 1949.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2024
In both cases, Roddick lost to Roger Federer, who ironically was in Arthur Ashe Stadium to watch Tiafoe defeat No. 9 Grigor Dimitrov, 6-3, 6-7(5), 6-3, 4-1 by walkover.
—Adam Zagoria, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
Chasing more history Djokovic enters the final as the fresher of the two players, having spent less time on court than Alcaraz and receiving a walkover in the quarterfinals after the withdrawal of ninth seed Alex de Minaur.
—Sam Joseph, CNN, 14 July 2024
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The old Dragon Quest games weren’t exactly a walkover and were often quite technical, even with their limited options available.
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In areas affected by heavy rain, landslides and rockslides are possible.—
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As widespread flooding swamped Kentucky, Kentucky Route 160 in Knott County was closed due to a landslide, while some homes in Perry County were evacuated, and waters in Hardin County reached historic levels, Gov. Andy Beshear said Saturday afternoon.—
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For days, rumors that the federal government was planning a massive immigration enforcement sweep in Los Angeles County on Sunday had put officials on alert and cast a pall of fear and unease across many immigrant communities.—
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Aren’t there way more immediately threatening things to worry about, like, oh, say, gun violence and immigration sweeps in schools?—
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California could be ultimately switched out with Dougherty Valley as the Wildcats have two blowout wins over their San Ramon rivals.—
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Maybe the Huskies rediscovered the championship pedigree with a blowout win at South Carolina.—
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Helmed by Teddy Bergman with choreography by Mayte Natalio, the revival of the satirical romp stars Tony nominees Keala Settle, Kevin Cahoon and former Disney Channel alum and Broadway breakout Jordan Fisher.—
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Listen to this article ROUNDUP Boys basketball In the Mayflower Athletic Conference, Patrick Johnson paced his team with 19 points while Cam Spinney added a double-double (17 points, 10 rebounds) as South Shore Voke (7-6) rolled to a 73-27 romp of Sturgis East.—
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The village is a Democratic Party stronghold, meaning as the Democratic candidate, House has a strong chance of victory.—
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Coming off a national championship title victory, Ohio State has the most combine invitees with 15.—
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In the fifteenth century, military conquests transformed the Ottoman state from a regional force in the shadow of the Timurid Empire, which ruled Persia, into a major world power.—
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The Russian government also targeted these regions for large-scale resettlement by Russians, especially members of the military, their families, and construction workers, who have been brought to showcase Russian conquest.—
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Donald Trump is suffering an historic descent in the campaign’s final days, an ongoing freefall that’s turning what looked like a walkaway for the former president into what’s most likely a Kamala Harris victory.—
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Industry representatives have said there should be a distinction between walkaway deaths at those different types of facilities, but the Post investigation found that state investigators issue violations for failures in both types of settings after fatal wandering deaths.—
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“Walkover.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/walkover. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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