reigning

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So the reigning NFL most valuable player can easily anticipate, recognize and digest why moves — on or off the field — are made.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

Whether the 17-year veteran and reigning NFL most valuable player plays beyond 2026 remains to be seen.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

Known for her big serve and precise hitting, reigning Australian Open champion Rybakina committed 71 unforced errors and landed just 53% of her first serves.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

Dutchman Verhoeven, 37, boasts an impressive kickboxing resume, reigning as Glory's heavyweight champion for 11 years and making 13 successful defences, but has boxed just once professionally - in 2014.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

Grand Maester Malleon recorded the last mating between stag and lion, some ninety years ago, when Tya Lannister wed Gowen Baratheon, third son of the reigning lord.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin