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The pilots, a team of champion drone pilots based in Austin, have “Top Gun”-style nicknames like “Amari” and “Proximo.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo isn’t the typical face of digital finance, but he has emerged as an unlikely champion for the next frontier in U.S. markets: tokenized stocks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

"Today the issue is survival," added the mayor, a towering former world heavyweight champion boxer who has served as Kyiv mayor since 2014.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

Olympic triathlon champion Alistair Brownlee, from Dewsbury, was also among recipients at the investiture.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

He was also given access to the Church’s personal trainer, Harry Sneider, a former weight-lifting champion who took a special interest in Bobby.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

Joshua, 36, and Fury, 38 - both former two-time world champions - signed contracts for the bout earlier this year, but the date and venue had yet to be confirmed.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

A common trait I’ve found among repeat champions is a prominent chip on their shoulder, from slights both real and imagined, often nurtured for decades.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

The Lionesses are also not used to being in play-offs, a route they are having to take after finishing runners-up to world champions Spain in their qualifying group.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

Despite England securing five wins from their six qualifying matches, world champions Spain finished top of the Lionesses' group and secured the one automatic spot.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

“The champions aren’t supposed to know what’s coming — she’s bound to tell her student, isn’t she?”

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

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

"They were seen as outsiders and their music wasn't really as well championed as other artists."

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

“The culture Warren built and the values he championed will remain at the heart of Berkshire, and Howard will be their guardian.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

He championed a preferential option for the poor.

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

"So that we remember Sir David for all of the work he did for championing people with learning disabilities in Southend, and then obviously across the country, through the Music Man Project's expansion."

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

He gravitated toward politicians championing social justice causes, managing the first congressional campaign for Congressman Esteban Torres, himself a former labor activist.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

Borza spent 20 years championing nearly every effort to memorialize the passengers and crew members who stormed the cockpit, preventing the hijackers from reaching Washington, D.C., and their presumed target, the Capitol.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

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

"My lady, I beg the boon of championing your cause."

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin