reigning
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That gift earns him the nickname “Aerobullet”—and roughly $8 million a year, making him the second highest paid rider in the world, behind only reigning Tour de France champion Tadej Pogacar.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
The manner of the defeat - Arsenal's heaviest in a season where they were the reigning top-flight champions since 1989 - will also offer hope to their title rivals that they are not invincible.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
This time, they went with the man who can call himself the reigning Super Bowl MVP.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
“It’s a little bit of an earlier start for us,” the reigning NFL most valuable players said, “but I think our body clocks will be right on and ready to go.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
“I was just curious if any of the reigning ‘champions’ knew when the first perambulating library appeared in the rural villages of Cumbria County, England.”
From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein
