second position
Americannoun
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Japan's Yuma Kagiyama held his second position to take silver with Sato moving up from ninth onto the podium.
From Barron's ● Feb. 14, 2026
New Zealand began the day in second position in the group, but Norway moved above them thanks to a convincing 6-0 victory over the Philippines.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2023
Kristoffersen ranked only eighth after the opening leg before climbing to second position.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 18, 2023
Cheered on by a passionate crowd, the Italian skier improved on her second position after the opening run to triumph in Sestriere.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 10, 2022
The number 1 was easy to write: T. Unfortunately, 60 was also written as T; the only difference was that T was in the second position rather than the first.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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