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But Verstappen squeezed him tight towards the pit wall and with their entry to the first corner so compromised, Leclerc eventually backed off and the four-time champion could claim the corner.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

Verstappen, Leclerc and Hamilton ran nose to tail for the first four laps before the seven-time champion began to drop back from about lap five.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

Across his two terms, Sen. Sullivan has been a champion for bringing investment to a state that needs more of both, while protecting the environment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

That time came when he was shopping around his screenplay about an underdog boxer, Rocky Balboa, who through sheer, immiserating grit enters the ring against the champion fighter Apollo Creed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Then, on a frigid night that month, William Stepson, a twenty-nine-year-old Osage champion steer roper, received a call that prompted him to leave his house in Fairfax.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

Uzbekistan champions Neftchi pulled a goal back, but they were reduced to 10 men after 65 minutes and an own goal 13 minutes later sealed a first Group B victory for the hosts.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

They outclassed the two-time defending World Series champions, winning 7-4, and lead the best-of-seven series 2-0 as it heads back to L.A.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

Maresca was speaking on Tuesday at a news conference before Wednesday's Champions League game with European champions Paris St-Germain.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

Prior to that, he completed the full 90 minutes in the 4-0 win against Azerbaijani champions Sabah FK in the Champions League.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

“Before we hand it over to you, champions of MidPass, a request must be honored. Thandiwe, step forward.”

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia

A half-century ago, conservatives championed free markets and moral traditionalism.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

The project at Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh state, a port often called Vizag, is championed by India as a cornerstone of its technological ambitions.

From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026

Totah says projects such as this year's indie horror hit Obsession also deserve to be championed.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

McKinney is endorsed by the city’s powerful police union and championed by L.A.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

He championed a preferential option for the poor.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

Since the early 1970s, Steinem used her voice and influence to work toward legalizing safe abortions while championing survivors of rape and domestic violence and pushing for equal pay in the workplace.

From Salon ● Sep. 3, 2026

After two terms championing free markets as Indiana’s governor, Mitch Daniels was faced with the biggest political decision of his life.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

The French president has been instrumental over recent years in championing the daring gambit to loan the 950-year-old tapestry to the British Museum, which is putting it on display until next July.

From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026

Kushner and Iger were also championing a potential NBA expansion team in Las Vegas through Thrive Eternal until the opportunity to simply pay cash for the league’s most iconic franchise presented itself.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026

He also writes about art, the art world, and their mutual goal of championing the Impressionists and other modern painters.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman