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champion

[cham-pee-uhn] / ˈtʃæm pi ən /






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This Hollywood Hills property isn’t the only home on the market with a link to the heavyweight champion.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026

British teenager Mika Stojsavljevic beat former Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin to claim her first WTA Tour main-draw win - despite only having an hour's notice that she would be playing.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

Ferrero started working with Alcaraz when he was 15, turning his fellow Spaniard from a "piece of spaghetti" into a seven-time Grand Slam champion.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

But on Sunday in Mexico City, 73 years of exasperated gesturing came to an end when Kimi Antonelli became Italy’s first F1 world champion since Alberto Ascari in 1953.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

He also studied the games of Mark Taimanov, the 1956 champion of the Soviet Union—and a concert pianist—who introduced novelties in opening play that Fischer found instructive.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

Two league champions meet in a City Section Division 1 opener.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

It could have led to a collapse but, instead, they took the game to the Spanish champions during an engrossing first half, which could - and perhaps should - have yielded a leveller.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

Many a deposed Caribbean or South American leader has followed a route familiar to Super Bowl champions and snowbirds.

From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2026

The Brewers, with their 103 regular season wins and romp through October, are worthy champions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026

“The champions aren’t supposed to know what’s coming — she’s bound to tell her student, isn’t she?”

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling

Taylor, who declined to be interviewed for this story, has said that the laws he has championed prioritize public safety.

From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026

The high-profile project, championed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has been dogged by criticism over the deaths of several of the cats.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

Max Eberl, Bayern Munich's board member for sport, championed Kane and Michael Olise but said the best players, external "are the ones who don't need to run a campaign".

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

Bass championed the work, saying it would help power the “massive economic driver” of tourism.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026

Not every demonstrator had the self-control to obey the discipline of nonviolent resistance championed by Dr. King.

From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman

Top producers are featuring it, foodies are championing it and younger drinkers are embracing its balance and relative affordability.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

Mi-ok has to tell Ye-ji that her expensive clothes don’t jibe with someone championing labor issues.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

In addition to championing the executive order, she also signed it — a purely symbolic act, as the formal role of first ladies is ceremonial.

From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2026

"So that we remember Sir David for all of the work he did for championing people with learning disabilities in Southend, and then obviously across the country, through the Music Man Project's expansion."

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

"My lady, I beg the boon of championing your cause."

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin


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