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wildcardnoun
A character that takes the place of any other character or string that is not known or specified.
In searching, if a*m finds amalgam, atom and alum, then * is acting as a wildcard.
wildcardnoun
An uncontrolled or unpredictable element.
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Wildcard
Terence Trent d'Arby's Wildcard!, or simply referred to as Wildcard, is Terence Trent D'Arby's fifth album. It was released in 2001 on his own independent record label Sananda Records following a six-year absence from the spotlight.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of wildcard in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of wildcard in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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I'm really looking forward to be going back to Shanghai, a tournament I have had success at in the past – the last time I was there was in 2016, thanks to the tournament for a wildcard, it's great to be able to continue my comeback and play more tennis in China.
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There’s some really high-level guys, i ’d even go down to Shaedon Sharpe. I’ve seen Shaedon Sharpe for the last three years. Shaedon Sharpe’s a little bit of a wildcard. But I ’ll tell you what, when I saw Shaedon Sharpe two years ago and did some scouting on Shaedon Sharpe, Shaedon Sharpe was the closet thing I saw to Kobe Bryant that I’ve seen as a junior in high school. I absolutely love Shaedon Sharpe. ( But) there’s some major question marks. We have n’t seen play at the highest level, but I absolutely love that kid.
I was just worried, I didn't want a wildcard -- which was what Glen was.
You will continue to see the U.S. market outperform Canada, energy is the wildcard, but it also presents the greatest opportunity. The TSX could rebound with any recovery in energy prices.
It's certainly a big wildcard as we head into the fall and the holiday season that we can't really account for, if things did get bad and we saw the variant really begin to impact sales, we would expect to see an uptick in closures.
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