reigning
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By adding the two-time reigning American League Cy Young Award winner, the Dodgers are poised to enter October in pursuit of a three-peat with one of the best pitching rotations in MLB history.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
On offense, the Rams boast reigning MVP Matthew Stafford at quarterback along with star wide receivers Puka Nacua and Davante Adams.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
The following day organisers were dealt a major blow when reigning 10,000m champion Eilish McColgan pulled out with a foot fracture.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
For many years, and many election cycles, California’s reigning political genius was Clint Reilly.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
Charles Kalme, a Latvian-born sixteen-year-old, was a handsome and polite boy who’d spent years in a displaced persons’ camp and was the reigning U.S.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
