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But this was a different Zverev: a Grand Slam champion now, having won the French Open in June.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

"There is no-one as fit as Zverev, he is right up there," former Wimbledon champion Marion Bartoli said on BBC Radio 5 Live.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

She is no stranger to public romance, having previously dated Olympic table-tennis champion Zhang Jike, a national icon.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

But on a steamy afternoon in Queens, it became clear that the wait for a U.S. men’s major champion would go on a little longer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

He liked being a champion and staying a champion.

From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein

The 2023 world champion did not qualify by right for the Ultimate Championship, which is reserved for reigning global champions, Diamond League winners and others based on world ranking.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

However, since 1999-2000, when Manchester United were champions on 79 points, 86 points would only have won the title twice, including the two most recent seasons.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

Defending champions the Seattle Seahawks came from behind to beat the New England Patriots 13-10 in the opening game of the NFL season.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

What does Sam Darnold need to do to help the Seattle Seahawks repeat as Super Bowl champions?

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

If they win this game, they actually have a shot at being crowned champions.

From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein

Berry championed sustainable farming and rural community preservation and railed against industrial agriculture and corporate agribusiness.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

The steady checks from the university took the pressure off my pages as they championed my books with launch events in their auditoriums, sharing good reviews on their vast website.

From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026

A focus on the money supply, championed in the 20th century by Milton Friedman, has fallen out of favor with the modern Fed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

Turkey has championed Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, a former Sunni jihadist whose rebels in late 2024 ousted longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad, ending a brutal civil war.

From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026

My school championed the carnival planning, led by Ms. Holly, who formed committees of students and volunteers from the local synagogue and Emily’s church.

From "Amina's Voice" by Hena Khan

Borza spent 20 years championing nearly every effort to memorialize the passengers and crew members who stormed the cockpit, preventing the hijackers from reaching Washington, D.C., and their presumed target, the Capitol.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

The French president has been instrumental over recent years in championing the daring gambit to loan the 950-year-old tapestry to the British Museum, which is putting it on display until next July.

From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026

Kushner and Iger were also championing a potential NBA expansion team in Las Vegas through Thrive Eternal until the opportunity to simply pay cash for the league’s most iconic franchise presented itself.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026

It is the latter which Infantino is championing, especially after the heroics of Cape Verde.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

They wouldn’t remember that my picture was there because of my fervor in championing Mr. Muhammad.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey