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[med-l] / ˈmɛd l /


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A loan spell at Burnley in 2022-23 ended with a Championship winner's medal, before he helped Southampton to promotion via the play-offs in 2023-24.

From BBC Sep. 1, 2026

Plum was a key piece to Team USA’s victory over France in the gold medal game at the Paris Olympics in 2024.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 31, 2026

"I will do my very best in my role to ensure that our team wins the championship and brings back the gold medal."

From Barron's Aug. 27, 2026

The medal is one of the highest honors associated with human spaceflight in the United States.

From Science Daily Aug. 24, 2026

Because according to the leaderboard, Marjory Muldauer had just won the games’ fifth medal.

From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein

Certainly it did in doubles, where they teamed up to win three Olympic gold medals and 14 major titles, including two at the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 2, 2026

They were second in the medals table behind China.

From Barron's Aug. 27, 2026

He came home with two gold medals and his alma mater honored him.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 23, 2026

She took gold in the 100m, 200m, women's 4x100m relay and mixed 4x100m relay - becoming the first athlete to win four gold medals in a single edition of the European Championships.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

“So what if the Ohio kids won two medals today? There are eight more games left to play. This thing is far from over.”

From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein

The dog that almost medaled at the Olympics.

From MarketWatch Feb. 19, 2026

The U.S. has never medaled in women’s curling at the Winter Games, finishing fourth in 2002 and 2006.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 4, 2026

“Obviously it wasn’t my best performances, but at the end of the day, whoever medaled, medaled, and that’s what’s so exciting, because you just never know with gymnastics,” she said.

From Salon Aug. 5, 2024

It wasn’t enough to keep the U.S. from heading home from the World Cup empty-handed, and after 87 years of waiting Canada has again medaled on one of basketball’s biggest stages.

From Washington Times Sep. 10, 2023

In the 2002 Winter Olympic figure-skating competition, a French judge and a Russian judge were caught trying to swap votes to make sure their skaters medaled.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt

I doubt I had ever seen so many uniformed, braided and medalled men under one roof.

From BBC Nov. 6, 2018

And so to the IAAF, now ruled by the World Anti-Doping Agency’s almost comically damning report to have medalled in cheating and corruption.

From The Guardian Jan. 15, 2016

"For Deibold to medal is a testament to how strong our team is, because any of us could have medalled."

From Reuters Feb. 18, 2014

"I can happily say that I have been in four Olympic Games finals, which is incredible, and I'm glad that I've medalled in four as well," she said.

From The Guardian Aug. 3, 2012

To-night he has dined well, and his big hand is stroking the Essence of Selfishness who purrs against his medalled chest under a caress as gentle as a woman's.

From A Village of Vagabonds by F. Berkeley (Frank Berkeley) Smith

With one surgically rebuilt knee and a completely torn ACL in the other, the 41-year-old Vonn gutted her way to the starting gate and had a real chance of medaling before her violent crash.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 14, 2026

After medaling in duets at two world championships, he retired again.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2024

Olympic and Paralympic Committee does pay Team USA athletes for medaling but not for competing in the Olympics, although they can apply for grants to support their training and travel.

From Slate Aug. 9, 2024

The finalists who came close to medaling were:

From Seattle Times Jun. 5, 2023

I jumped right up and finished the event, but I knew I had no chance of medaling now.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles

The United States finished with 69 points with Japan scoring 68 and Italy medalling for the first time in the team event with 60.

From Barron's Feb. 8, 2026

So in terms of "medalling" the countries, it has to be bronze to the Netherlands, silver to Jamaica and shiny gold to the Czech Republic.

From The Guardian Aug. 6, 2012

Twitter users have spent days exploiting the Scooby Doo-inspired "we could have got gold if it wasn't for you medalling kids" gag.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2012

"It is rather a dangerous pastime, Mr. Lenoir, this medalling fancy of yours," he said.

From Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks Book Number Fifteen in the Jack Harkaway Series by Bracebridge Hemyng




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