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Boulter had reached the second round in uncertain fashion, being taken to three sets by teenage American wildcard Akasha Urhobo.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

The fluidity of the situation in the Middle East is a wildcard for Singapore’s economy.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

British number one Emma Raducanu will make her return to action in Strasbourg after being granted a wildcard, as she seeks match practice before the French Open.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Even those observers who are optimistic about consumers’ resilience warn that gas prices are a wildcard.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

To have find search for files whose names match XF86Config, you'd have to use a wildcard: $ find / -name '*XF86Config*' Like most of the command line tools, find accepts wildcards as arguments.

From Debian GNU/Linux : Guide to Installation and Usage by Goerzen, John