champion

The 23-time Grand Slam singles champion made her return to tennis in June, four years after "evolving away" from the sport.

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026

And for maybe the first time in weeks, the Dodgers appear to be inching back to their champion ways.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026

The unified champion will now be hoping to eclipse Christy Martin with a 33rd stoppage in her farewell fight, which she plans to stage in Puerto Rico later this year or in early 2027.

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026

The terrier, it turned out, was a champion, and the owner wouldn’t sell him unless the couple promised to show him.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

She tried to dig her fingers in, but I was still a champion son.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri

Those three, along with Klopp and Mourinho, were crowned champions in 24 of the 36 seasons in the league’s history.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

They returned to the Championship in 2020 as League One champions and six years later, they are back among English football's finest.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

I suppose, on the flip-side, if Coventry can somehow go to the Emirates and get a draw against the champions, that would provide such a huge boost to their players.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

Last season, 22 of 35 BBC predictors had them down as champions and only three thought they would finish lower than second.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

Then she insisted on separate shots of all the champions.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling

Turkey has championed Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, a former Sunni jihadist whose rebels in late 2024 ousted longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad, ending a brutal civil war.

From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026

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

He inserted himself into negotiations for the Air Force One and the F-35 jet fighter programs, directed design changes to the Constellation-class frigate and championed the creation of Trump-class battleships.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 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

Bunny, through no impulse toward Hellenic purity but simply out of mean-spiritedness, championed this view.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

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

Festival organisers said the event will bring together "world-famous names alongside brand-new voices, reflecting the festival's commitment to celebrating today's leading names while championing the writers, thinkers and storytellers of the future".

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

Former Toyota head Hiroshi Okuda, credited with championing the pioneering Prius hybrid and turning the Japanese automaker into a global titan, has died aged 93, the firm said Wednesday.

From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026

But several of the acts championing $20 tickets are juggernauts on the road.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

They wouldn’t remember that my picture was there because of my fervor in championing Mr. Muhammad.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey