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relegation

[rel-i-gay-shuhn] / ˌrɛl ɪˈgeɪ ʃən /










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In points terms they are closer to the relegation zone than the Champions League spots.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

With their 1997-98 success, Kaiserslautern remain the only side to win the Bundesliga immediately after promotion, albeit following a surprise relegation having also been champions in 1991 and enjoyed cup triumphs in 1990 and 1996.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

Yet they now sit in the third tier after entering administration and enduring relegation last season, before a US consortium bought the club in May.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

Despite featuring and scoring for a Hellas Verona side heading for relegation from Serie A, and with a perennial problem of strikers not firing regularly for Scotland, Kieron Bowie was overlooked.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

This tendency would be encouraged and perpetuated by the relegation of vessels of particular forms to particular ceremonies.

From Origin and Development of Form and Ornament in Ceramic Art. Fourth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1882-1883, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1886, pages 437-466. by William Henry Holmes




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