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scores

  • plural
    of score.
    score
    noun
    the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
  • present tense form
    of score (3rd person singular).
    score
    noun
    the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.

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“If we exclude cyber, biology and alignment—the three domains where safety classifiers sometimes kick in,” OpenAI’s GPT-6 Astra scores highest with 11.8%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

Here's how we rated the Liverpool and Arsenal players, and your scores are below.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

Kevin Jennings threw for two scores and Kendrick Raphael ran 14 yards for what appeared to be a game-winner for SMU.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

Commodus’s idea of a good time was to dress up in gladiator costume and kill scores of wild animals in the Colosseum.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

The whereabouts of Franklin and his men would become one of the world’s greatest mysteries, inspiring scores of books, poems, and ballads.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler