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- n. Somebody or something that appears in a semi-final of a competition.
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Previous entries had made it to the quarter-finalist (now Honorable Mention), semi-finalist, and finalist levels, so I knew I was doing something right.
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Behind each of these outstanding students is inevitably an extraordinary teacher, and in some cases that teacher is inspiring more than one semi-finalist -- as well as other students who may not be honored in this way, and still more who may have been honored in past years or will be in the future.
James M. Gentile: Learning Already From the 2012 Intel Science Talent Search
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"What is difficult when I'm on the court in that pressure situation and the stress levels are at their highest is that you're likely to say something you don't mean or get angry and upset," the 24-year-old two-times semi-finalist said Sunday.
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While she didn't win -- or even place as a semi-finalist -- she was crowned Miss Congeniality.
Hilary Levey Friedman: Whitey Bulger's Beauty Pageant Connection
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One young person who still believes in the power of education to be the great equalizer is Samantha Garvey, the 18-year-old Brentwood, L.I., high school senior who in January was named a semi-finalist in the Intel Science Competition while her family was living in a homeless shelter.
Meryl Ain, Ed.D.: Celebrating Learning, Teaching, and Parenting On Presidents' Day
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Cilic looks to be getting back to the form that made him a top-10 player and an Australian Open semi-finalist last year.
Roger Federer beats Dudi Sela to reach third round of the US Open
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The decider was tied at 5-5 when Azarenka, a semi-finalist at Wimbledon this year, netted a forehand to give Williams her fifth match point.
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Steve Borthwick's absence from the British leg of the Heineken Cup launch in Cardiff last week was fittingly symbolic: the English went missing in Europe last season, failing to provide a semi-finalist for only the second time in the 13 years they had taken part in the tournament.
Europe's big spenders await Premiership's Heineken Cup response
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Do the losing semi-finalist still play a consolation game?
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Guy in the Veal Calf Office: Do the losing semi-finalist still play a consolation game?
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