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When they meet Thursday night in Milan, these tetchy border rivals will have met in the Olympic final seven out of eight times since the sport was introduced at the 1998 Games.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

In all, the Chargers will have met with six candidates who are former full-time NFL head coaches: Harbaugh, Raheem Morris, Steve Wilks, Leslie Frazier, Mike Vrabel and Dan Quinn.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2024

It's thought this trip is the first time the Queen will have met Lilibet, who is named after her.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2022

By 2013, one-third of married Americans had met their spouses online, and it is estimated that by 2040, more than two-thirds of people will have met their significant others that way.

From Washington Post • Nov. 16, 2018

From: Madeline F. Whittier To: [email protected] Subject: Future Perfect Sent: July 10, 12:30 PM By the time you read this we will have met.

From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon