main event
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You only need to look over at college basketball, where March Madness is the main event, and the regular season is a highly optional viewing experience, like a Tom Cruise Oscar film.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
The peeling facades, faded signs and cavernous auditoriums of such cinemas are remnants of a time when going to the movies was itself the main event.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
Pantoja aims to reclaim the belt he lost at UFC 331, with the main event beginning at 6 p.m. and streaming on Paramount+.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
The athletes had arrived on a red carpet in north London but Hodgkinson saved her starring moment for the main event.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
We pause for a quick breakfast and scramble to get dressed for the main event.
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
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