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

“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

Florence Griffith-Joyner ran her still-standing record 10.49 in the 100 meters in a prelim at the 1988 Olympic trials.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 24, 2022

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