second-string

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second-string

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not comparable belonging to the second string of a team
not comparable substitute or replacement
not comparable second most important Having worked so hard to reach the Champions League, elimination will be a bitter blow for Mancini and City as they join neighbours United in Europe's second-string competition.

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@misc{second_string_2026,
  title = {second-string},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/second-string},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}