prelim
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She said she felt "well prepared" ahead of the exam - having done four years' worth of past papers - and had got an A in her prelim.
From BBC ● May 11, 2026
Servite won the boys 4x100 relay in 40.27, one hundredth of a second faster than its prelim time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2025
“We definitely had it in mind that we wanted to go for that record after the prelim swim,” Dyer said.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 18, 2023
There’s also a women’s prelim round ice hockey match going on: Canada leading I Can’t Believe It’s Not Russia 2-0.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 7, 2022
In our prelim heats, on Saturday, I beat Lindsey’s time in every event, even the freestyle.
From "The Miseducation of Cameron Post" by emily m. danforth
