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Since then, the white and tabby cat, officially introduced on Downing Street's website as the "Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office", has reigned supreme from the country's most photographed doorstep.

From Barron's

On a night when the men’s free skate turned into a splatfest, the reigning world champion wiped out twice, flubbed multiple jumps and tumbled all the way off the podium.

From The Wall Street Journal

For decades, record labels reigned despite the occasional bootleg tape.

From The Wall Street Journal

The reigning world champion Lando Norris did not agree, saying the new cars were "a lot of fun" and pointing out that Verstappen was welcome to race somewhere else if he didn't like it.

From BBC

For the two-time reigning world champion who hadn’t lost any competition in several years, it was a near-total collapse.

From The Wall Street Journal