champion
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But she was as stunned as anyone when the European under-23 champion surged past her in Stockholm to reduce her personal best by almost two seconds.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
Johnson-Thompson, the world champion in 2019 and 2023, entered Saturday 324 points off the pace in 16th and continued to struggle.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
Though Bodhana Sivanandan picked up the game just six years ago, she is now a British champion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Former Olympic and world champion Adam Ramsay-Peaty says he is "confused" as the Briton's poor run of form continued at the European Aquatics Championships.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
But to paraphrase Aristotle, one chess game does not a champion make.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
And then there are the Dodgers, the two-time defending World Series champions with the highest payroll in baseball.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
The Scottish champions rejected a multi-million pound offer from Nottingham Forest for the 22-year-old in the winter transfer window and Engels was keen for a move to English football.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Koch, Inc. has a distinct advantage here: Its various leaders have an exemplar in the elder Mr. Koch, who champions the principles while modeling them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
The last time we saw the world champions in action they were winning another Six Nations' Grand Slam - so what's new?
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
The Heads of Beauxbatons and Durmstrang will be arriving with their shortlisted contenders in October, and the selection of the three champions will take place at Halloween.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
Over the last 10 years, Paxton has championed religious freedom in court, often defending groups or individuals with conservative Christian views, particularly on marriage and gender.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
Zhu Rongji, China's former premier who died on Wednesday aged 97, championed free-market policies and delivered far-reaching economic reforms during his five years at the helm.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
The Awen Project aims to give children an environment "where they feel championed to be themselves and follow their passions as active participants in a democratic community".
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
With a few posts, they alienated the very supporters who championed them as living proof of redemption.
From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026
Not every demonstrator had the self-control to obey the discipline of nonviolent resistance championed by Dr. King.
From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman
But several of the acts championing $20 tickets are juggernauts on the road.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Annie Lennox was appointed an OBE for her "tireless charity campaigns and championing of humanitarian causes"
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
Despite Deena’s reassurance and Jake’s championing, Maddie can’t see herself as one of GourMaybe’s recipe developers.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
But it’s still built like a tasteful record store with hi-res audio and downloads, no ad tier, and a glossy music magazine championing outsider acts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026
It’s what I had thought a dozen times myself, that I was lucky he was championing my work and my learning, that without Luc I could not have succeeded here.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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