penultimate
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Spike Lee filmed the show’s penultimate night at the Belasco Theater.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026
Boulter saved a break point in the opening game but dominated from 2-2 in the first set, winning nine games in a row before Golubic took the penultimate game of the match.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
Rahm is scheduled to play in the DP World Tour’s penultimate event of the season next month.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
Swimmers never attend opening ceremonies, Evans retorted when Billy Payne, president and chief executive of the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games, asked her to run the penultimate leg of the torch relay.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
The story of how Fischer went into a swoon in the tournament’s first half, tying for last, yet ended up in the penultimate round tying for first with Spassky, has been told many times.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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