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The more teams who get a bye to round three, the fewer slots there are for teams to come through round two.
From BBC ● May 28, 2026
"First of all, thank you so much for coming tonight to say bye," said Guardiola.
From BBC ● May 25, 2026
Loyola has a bye in the opening round and won’t play until May 9.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 26, 2026
“We want Greenland. They don’t want to give it to us and I said, ‘OK, bye bye.’”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026
Then Ah rose tuh bid ’em good bye agin.
From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston
The two highest ranked teams will receive byes into single-match finals while the other four meet in single-match semi-finals.
From Barron's ● Nov. 16, 2025
Four byes from the final ball of the innings took England to 400.
From BBC ● May 29, 2025
At one stage an overthrow gave away five leg byes and even the numbers on the back of the tourists' iconic maroon shirts and jumpers were a random mix of yellow and blue.
From BBC ● May 29, 2025
Of the NL’s three division winners, only two will be granted first-round byes in the postseason and advance directly to the divisional round.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2024
"Sure, ye know I can't give ye a bite nor sup the day, man; the byes from the Flats——" "Whisht yer tongue, Pete Nash!"
From The Silver Maple by MacGregor, Mary Esther Miller
