reigning
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The reigning NFL defensive player of the year made three tackles, including a second-quarter strip sack that set up a Rams field goal and a late fourth-quarter sack that stifled the Commanders’ final opportunity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2026
Garrett, the reigning NFL defensive player of the year, has been on injured reserve since undergoing left knee surgery after the Rams’ season-opening loss to the San Francisco 49ers in Australia.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
Fallon Sherrock defeated reigning world champion Luke Littler in one leg of darts on Friday to win £501,000.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
Even Major League Baseball is embracing it, posting the lyrics in all caps from its official X account during the Brewers’ sweep of the reigning champion Los Angeles Dodgers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
Maybe I should’ve explained that I was the reigning Short-Circuit Scientist, destroying anything and everything electric-powered.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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