reigning
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The question was whether quarterback Matthew Stafford, the reigning MVP, would do anything with it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
The Dodgers are the reigning back-to-back champions and are aiming to become the first National League team to win three World Series in a row.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
The reigning Olympic and world champion has not lost a match since March and added the Aichi-Nagoya crown to her Games title from China three years ago.
From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026
That gift earns him the nickname “Aerobullet”—and roughly $8 million a year, making him the second highest paid rider in the world, behind only reigning Tour de France champion Tadej Pogacar.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
Fischer would now be the first non-Soviet or non-Russian in more than three decades to play for the title against the reigning World Champion.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
