first division
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Twenty-seven of the players suspected of having placed bets play in the first division, notably Galatasaray's international defender Eren Elmali.
From Barron's • Nov. 10, 2025
After all, the club were relegated from the first division in 1974.
From BBC • Feb. 17, 2025
The strategy has turned a club once headed for relegation and financial ruin into the most profitable one in the Irish first division.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 14, 2025
While sperm and egg cells are in the same cell cycle phase, the central cell must first complete DNA synthesis after fertilization before the first division can begin.
From Science Daily • Feb. 15, 2024
Mantra, man′tra, n. a Vedic hymn of praise: the matter of the Sanhita or first division of the Veda: a sacred text used as an incantation.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various
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