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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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When doctors reviewed translations with high quality scores, they also found small but frequent mistakes in medication instructions, as well as in warnings about when to urgently return to the ER.

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026

Now, with scores of Russian soldiers and their commanding officers gathered there, Stupnikov would have only moments to move out of the line of fire.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Math scores would virtually catch up to prepandemic levels by next year at the current pace.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

The Middlesbrough-born left-hander made scores of 190 and 82, as well as claiming two wickets with his off-breaks.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

When final scores were posted at the end of the meet, I emerged as vault champion and—seemingly out of nowhere—I’d taken first place all-around.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles