champ
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Pogacar, the back-to-back champ, wasn’t there to defend, having broken his collarbone in late August at the Vuelta.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
Could you stack 12 cups in under two seconds to become a European champ?
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
In this corner, the reigning heavyweight champ: a version of every Oscar-baiting, prestige movie you’ve ever seen.
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026
He briefly turned emotional when the crowd tried to rally behind a four-time Open champ who’s so obviously battling his tennis mortality.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
“Whatever else they say about me, champ, I do keep my promises.”
From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen
He was the pivot for the 1969-70 sharp-passing NBA champs, and I can still see him limping out for the famous Game 7.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
Arguably, the 1951 championship is extra important here because it was an L.A. title, while the 1999 Super Bowl champs played in St. Louis.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026
This is a scary one for the defending Super Bowl champs because they don’t have their starting quarterback, and the Cardinals are legit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
"I've never done a home champs before so to have the crowd shout 'Abbie Donnelly' was an incredible experience."
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
Mr. Ali had even said the center might sponsor a Harlem Lego champs Ten-Foot Tower Contest next year.
From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore
The vampirelike lamprey, sneaking into the Great Lakes in the 19th century, gradually champed its way through the fish population.
From New York Times ● Feb. 29, 2016
Gung-ho Lehman bankers champed at Japanese conservatism and bureaucracy, while Nomura veterans chafed at how much Lehman staff were paid.
From Reuters ● Jul. 24, 2015
In the inner courtyard of Buckingham Palace eight beautiful horses champed impatiently at their bits.
From Time Magazine Archive
We skated Wonderland numerous times over several days and all kinds of stuff went down, but Suski straight up champed out with five amazing tricks, all of which were photo-documented in an hour-nutter.
From Time Magazine Archive
There came a low word of command "Halt!" then a moment of horsey noises—nostrils blowing, hoofs pawing, bits being champed, necks being patted.
From "The Horse and His Boy" by C.S. Lewis
We know that many states are already champing at the bit to do that.
From Slate ● Apr. 30, 2026
“We’re champing at the bit to get the data,” one FAA official in Washington said at the time, as days stretched on after the crash without a black-box readout.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 2025
“He’s champing at the bit, so that’s a good thing. He’s very anxious to get back out here and help his team.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2025
They are champing at the bit to memorialize him, but Fife’s motives in agreeing are not purely about the film.
From New York Times ● Dec. 5, 2024
He was champing at the bit to get out there and start hiking.”
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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