SQL Given a PL ...
Given a PLAYERS table with following columns and constraints: 
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| Name    | Constraint  |
|-----------------------|
| PLAYER  | Primary Key |
| TEAM    | Foreign key |
| AGE     |             |
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It contains football players from different teams.
Is it necessary to use DISTINCT keyword in the following query to get a list of unique values of TEAM: 
SELECT DISTINCT TEAM FROM PLAYERS
Explanation
PLAYERS table may contain several players from the same TEAM. Therefore, following query: 
SELECT TEAM FROM PLAYERS
will return duplicate values for TEAM in this case.
So, yes, it is necessary to use DISTINCT keyword in this context.
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