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league table

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noun

  1. a tabulated comparison of clubs or teams competing in a sporting league

  2. a set of statistics used to compare the performance of a number of individuals, groups, or institutions

    a league table of examination results
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Guendouzi's new club are second in the league table, three points off leaders Galatasaray.

From Barron's • Jan. 8, 2026

In our romantic life, we more closely resemble these social, close-knit mongooses than we do our primate cousins, a "league table" of monogamy compiled by scientists suggests.

From BBC • Dec. 10, 2025

They currently sit ninth in the 18-team league table and occupying an unseeded position for the play-offs.

From BBC • Dec. 10, 2025

Juve are hovering above the elimination places in the league table with just three points from four fixtures in Europe's elite club competition.

From Barron's • Nov. 4, 2025

We were not very fortunate and occupied a somewhat humble position in the final league table.

From The Sherwood Foresters in the Great War 1914 - 1919 History of the 1/8th Battalion by Weetman, W. C. C.

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