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
Now, as Labour leader and prime minister, he is the main event - and it is down to him to show party members and the wider public that he has some answers.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
The main event at Crypto.com Arena starts at 6 p.m.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
Then for the main event carry the cards.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
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