reigning

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The reigning most valuable player scored fewer than 20 points in a game for the first time since May 24, 2025.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

You held SGA, the reigning league MVP, to 18 points and you lost Game 1 of this Western Conference semifinal series by 18 points, 108-90.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

Bath's wait for another trophy in this competition will stretch to 29 years, while reigning champions Bordeaux earn the chance to go back to back against Leinster in three weeks' time.

From BBC • May 3, 2026

Leeds bounced back from the defeat against Pep Guardiola's side by taking four points from a possible six against Chelsea and reigning champions Liverpool in the next two games.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

The verdict of history, or at least the reigning judgment of most historians, is that the story is essentially true.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis