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"secured first place" is correct and usable in written English
It is typically used to indicate that someone achieved the highest or best rank in a competition or contest. For example, "The team secured first place in the regional championship."
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That would have secured first place for Sasikiran.
After Hooker secured first place, he took it a step further.
Karjakin secured first place with a seesaw win in the last round over Leinier Dominguez Perez of Cuba.
In Doha, Koneru secured first place by beating Zhu Chen of Qatar, a former women's world champion, in the last round, though she was a bit lucky.
Asked whether he felt any regret at having lost the game when a draw would have secured first place, Wenger said: "Yes of course.
The Volkswagen Polo driver secured first place, 37.6sec ahead of Mikko Hirvonen, who was competing in his final rally before retirement.
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We have already secured second place, but that means nothing.
Starring Olivia Wilde, Mark Duplass, Evan Peters and Donald Glover, David Gelb's $3.3m film secured fifth place with a bow of $10.6m.
In doing so, the Pumas earned their first win against the South Africans and secured third place in the Championship.
The Yellow Submarine have secured fourth place and a Champions League ticket with a mere 44 goals scored.
Bayer Leverkusen, who secured third place weeks ago, rounded off the season with a 3-2 comeback win over visitors Ingolstadt.
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