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We’re barely one week into the three-week race, and four-time champ Tadej Pogacar has enough time on his rivals to stop and have an espresso and a chocolatine.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026

Some have interpreted this as the defining moment when A.I. surpassed human prowess in math, akin to the moment in 1997 when IBM’s Deep Blue took down chess champ Garry Kasparov.

From Slate ● Jun. 22, 2026

She says having a world champ dad comes with plenty of photos and videos of his success, and some handy tips.

From BBC ● May 21, 2026

Reigning champ “The Pitt” is the consensus No. 1.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026

I mean, it ain't like people were going to mess with the champ.

From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds

"Excitement, fatigue - everything. But this is the best moment of the season. We are still champs, two in a row, it's amazing."

From BBC ● May 30, 2026

The defending Olympic champs from up north had never taken a bagel in the Games before.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 13, 2026

Red and green cabbage deserve more love here; they stay crisp, add color and hold onto dressing like champs.

From Salon ● Dec. 16, 2025

Then came the divisional round in Philadelphia, a game nearly stolen from the eventual Super Bowl champs but for two plays and 13 yards.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2025

At the start of the day, there had been eight regional champs.

From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg

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

As jittery contestants champed at the bit, U. S. tennis fans mused over nine days of the dullest top-flight tennis since women played in ankle-length flannel skirts and panama hats.

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

I kept my eyes fixed on Lucy, as did Van Helsing, and we saw a spasm as of rage flit like a shadow over her face; the sharp teeth champed together.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker

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

Head coach Lynne Roberts, who spoke with her last week, said Brink is making significant progress and is champing at the bit to get back on the court.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 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

“Well, it’s unusual to meet someone who’s not champing at the bit to get into the movies. Is it true that the Chinese believe cameras and photographs take possession of the soul?”

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu