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• Perks are still the same as in the beta and are awarded based on points.
  — Hawken Miller, Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2022
• The Lynx actually outscored the Storm on points off turnovers, and kept the Storm, for the most part, off the free-throw line.
  — Kent Youngblood, Star Tribune, 23 Sep. 2020
• The Canes committed just nine, and outscored Notre Dame 25-7 on points off turnovers.
  — Anthony Anderson, Sun Sentinel, 30 Dec. 2022
• And the action goes well beyond just betting on points scored and who will win the game.
  — Dylan Sloan, Fortune, 2 Feb. 2024
• In the event of a tie on points in the group stage, places are determined by a series of tiebreakers.
  — Time, 29 Nov. 2022
• The two German giants are currently even on points at the top of the table.
  — Manuel Veth, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2023
• About 1,365 miles away in the Garden State, the Wild defeated the Devils in overtime to tie them on points.
  — Peter Warren, Dallas News, 21 Mar. 2023
• There’s a 25 percent bonus on points earned on business class travel and a 50 percent bonus on Acela First Class trips.
  — Molly McArdle, Travel + Leisure, 3 Apr. 2023
• The top two teams — based on points total and goal differential — advance to the knockout rounds.
  — Usa Today Sports Staff, USA TODAY, 17 Nov. 2022
• Butler had a 30-to-11 advantage on points off turnovers.
  — Akeem Glaspie, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Nov. 2022
• Silver status gets you late checkout and a 10% bonus on points earned during your Marriott stays.
  — Jennifer Yellin, CNN Underscored, 15 Oct. 2020
• The Badgers, however, came up with on points after Nate Van Zelst's 39-yard field goal attempt came about 5 yards short.
  — Mark Stewart, Journal Sentinel, 19 Nov. 2022
• If there are two new winners the last three races, a driver with one win will be eliminated from the 16-car playoff with a tiebreaker based on points.
  — Larry Lage, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Aug. 2022
• The 25-year-old clinched his spot based on points, and accumulating enough points to be currently second in the standings is what got him this far.
  — Michelle R. Martinelli, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2021
• Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen are tied on points for the championship, giving this race an extra edge.
  — Washington Post, 13 Dec. 2020
• Winners were chosen based on points scored during the three-day competition and awarded by a panel of judges.
  — Khari Johnson, WIRED, 14 Aug. 2023
• Playoff teams that did not win the division and failed to make the conference finals — the Capitals check both boxes — will be assigned the spots starting at 17, based on points.
  — Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 24 May 2021
• And Chelsea is now level on points with Liverpool after coming from behind to beat Aston Villa 3-1.
  — Rob Harris, ajc, 26 Dec. 2021
• The surprisingly good three-point shooting wasn't nearly enough to overcome Tennessee having a 42-18 advantage on points in the paint.
  — Bob Holt, Arkansas Online, 2 Mar. 2023
• The Germans had managed a late 4-2 victory over Costa Rica, but finished tied on points with Spain and went out due to its lower goal differential.
  — Joshua Robinson, WSJ, 1 Dec. 2022
• Playing primarily at No. 5 or 6 singles with the Terps, Liu has impressed Dougherty with her conditioning and refusal to give up on points.
  — Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 3 Apr. 2022
• The wound up tied for third behind Canada and Mexico on points, and only edged out Costa Rica for the final automatic berth due to goal differential.
  — cleveland, 24 Nov. 2022
• As far as Nadella is concerned, the path A.I. and humanity are currently on points towards a better future for society.
  — Bytristan Bove, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2023
• Settlement funds, minus lawyers' fees and class representative cash, are divided based on points.
  — Raphael Romero Ruiz, The Arizona Republic, 20 Apr. 2023
• The program still has an award chart allowing travelers to take advantage of valuable redemptions without overspending on points.
  — Ramsey Qubein, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Jan. 2023
• Multiple studies show that championing areas of agreement, rather than harping on points of contention, makes people more receptive to new ideas, thereby lessening the friction.
  — Robert Pearl, Forbes, 15 Nov. 2021
• They can be positioned as strategic business units, serve as neutral integrators, and collect information on points of failure throughout the supply chain.
  — Dan Varroney, Fortune, 9 May 2022
• Another Marriott property, and another visit on points.
  — Chris Taylor, wsj.com, 4 Oct. 2023

Last Updated: 24 Jul 2024