champion
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The new world champion pulled away to build a five-second advantage in 10 laps as he began to look as if he might crown his achievement with a win at the first attempt.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026
Being world champion means Hutchinson will be a wanted man in the light-heavyweight division.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026
The two-time scoring champion finished third in MVP voting in 2024 with Dallas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2026
The AO Arena is famous for its boxing nights with the city's favourite boxing son, Ricky Hatton, becoming world champion here for the first time in June 2005 in a thriller against Kostya Tszyu.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026
But to paraphrase Aristotle, one chess game does not a champion make.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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An ace by Kalea Lee gave Mater Dei a 21-19 lead in the third set and another by Matavao had the Trinity League champions one set away from victory.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2026
The two multiple champions will be in competition to see who can make progress faster, and perhaps Ferrari are not so unhappy that Hamilton and Leclerc are separated by six places on the grid.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026
The PGA Tour had opened a window in January for recent major champions, such as Rahm, to return if they accepted certain financial penalties.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
Two league champions meet in a City Section Division 1 opener.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
There were seven champions to attack the seven gates of Thebes, and seven others within as bold to defend them.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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Taylor, who declined to be interviewed for this story, has said that the laws he has championed prioritize public safety.
From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026
Bass championed the work, saying it would help power the “massive economic driver” of tourism.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026
The partnership strategy emulates the “you design it, we’ll build it” model championed by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, the powerhouse of the island’s economic growth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
The project at Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh state, a port often called Vizag, is championed by India as a cornerstone of its technological ambitions.
From Barron's ● Oct. 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
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Turkey is also championing its Zero Waste Initiative, a high-profile environmental diplomacy campaign led by Emine Erdogan, wife of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, seeking to push international cooperation to reduce methane emissions from waste.
From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2026
Mi-ok has to tell Ye-ji that her expensive clothes don’t jibe with someone championing labor issues.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
Chapman made a name for himself championing “truly human leadership,” which espouses that better business performance starts with improving the lives of the workers driving that performance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
In addition to championing the executive order, she also signed it — a purely symbolic act, as the formal role of first ladies is ceremonial.
From Salon ● Oct. 21, 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
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