champion

“We are going to be a champion for artists, and we’re going to unlock a tremendous amount of shareholder value,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

A vocal champion of the movement, Bankman-Fried said he went into finance to make a fortune he could give away.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

“South L.A. is kind of the hub of undocumented immigrants right now, and I want to be a champion for them,” Ugarte said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Former chess world champion Garry Kasparov said he was one of two dissidents told to take precautions, which he had done.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Nevertheless, the boy was impressed at being in the presence of a champion, and awed that Rossolimo would deign to talk to him, mumbler though he was.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

They expected McLaren to be the team to beat at this track, but the world champions had a low-key first session, with Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris down in 11th and 12th places.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

The Dodgers are the reigning back-to-back champions and are aiming to become the first National League team to win three World Series in a row.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

While the other regional champions in the German fourth division were promoted to the nationwide 3.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

The 10-time English champions, who continue to deny any wrongdoing, have vowed to appeal and have until Friday to do so.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

“Who’s this impartial judge who’s going to decide who the champions are?” said Harry.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling

The Latin Grammy-winning artist has long championed feminist causes and challenged sexual harassment in the entertainment industry — a topic central to her 2024 Netflix documentary, “Mon Laferte, Te Amo.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

Former Chancellor Rachel Reeves had championed the runway to boost the economy, with a schedule to open by 2035 but Heathrow indicated on Saturday it may not be operational before 2039.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

In doing so, Dans has championed one shipbuilder in particular — Damen Shipyards, a Dutch company with which he had a business relationship.

From Salon ● Sep. 16, 2026

Our hypermasculine era has already championed testosterone as a buzzword—an elixir that confers virility, confidence and power.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026

Bunny, through no impulse toward Hellenic purity but simply out of mean-spiritedness, championed this view.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

Now he is championing a "people-led" movement that promotes the protection of human rights and rule of law as enshrined in the constitution.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

In retrospect, the shift from exalting those canceled for words to championing those canceled for alleged criminal behavior was inevitable.

From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2026

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

Larson’s loss didn’t result from his championing Social Security.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

He also writes about art, the art world, and their mutual goal of championing the Impressionists and other modern painters.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman