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They took a 2 to nil lead in the second half of the game.
the difference in the audio performance of those two CD players is nil
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Carter’s leverage with the South Koreans had approached nil.
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Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 26 Nov. 2024
Selling and marketing expenses increased to $63,000 from nil in the previous year, attributed to the addition of the mining machine resale business.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
The two teams were tied at nil until the second half when Jaxson Bettencourt scored on a corner kick pass from Manuel Portillo to put Mitty up 1-0 in the 61st minute.
—Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2024
Otto and former Houston Oilers Pro Bowl WR Ken Burrough will forever be associated with double nil unless the NFL returns it to circulation.
—Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 15 Apr. 2023
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Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 26 Nov. 2024
Selling and marketing expenses increased to $63,000 from nil in the previous year, attributed to the addition of the mining machine resale business.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
The two teams were tied at nil until the second half when Jaxson Bettencourt scored on a corner kick pass from Manuel Portillo to put Mitty up 1-0 in the 61st minute.
—Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2024
Otto and former Houston Oilers Pro Bowl WR Ken Burrough will forever be associated with double nil unless the NFL returns it to circulation.
—Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 15 Apr. 2023
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“Nil.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nil. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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