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The SELECT ... LEFT JOIN statement

The LEFT JOIN will include rows from the left table even when the linking value is null.
games
yr city
2004 Athens
2008 Beijing
2012 London
2032 null
city
name country
Athens Greece
Beijing China
London UK
Sydney Australia
There is no data on where the 2032 games will be held.
The LEFT JOIN will include a row for 2032 even though it has no corresponding city.

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