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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

She leaves the city as the US Open champion and new world number one.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

He also lauded Irish golfer Shane Lowry, who has shone at the Open so far, and Rory McIlroy, the Northern Irish defending champion who has previously played golf with the American leader.

From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026

While we like to think of Washington as the champion of liberty and the honest little boy of the cherry tree legend who couldn’t tell a lie, the president deliberately dodged the law in Philadelphia.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis

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

He turned professional with limited amateur experience, bypassed the traditional British, Commonwealth and European title path and built much of his reputation fighting against ageing former champions.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

In fact, it would be no surprise if the Azerbaijani champions were by some distance the weakest of the eight league stage opponents Michael Carrick's side will come up against.

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

He wondered how the other champions were feeling.

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

China’s entry to the WTO, championed by Washington and American business among others, further opened the country’s economy to global trade and gave China greater access to foreign markets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

Later, as an independent councillor and then leader of the council, he helped secure funding for projects across Merthyr Tydfil and championed investment in education and community development.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

Lauded by civic groups, the good-government reforms were championed by then-Gov.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026

Over the last 10 years, Paxton has championed religious freedom in court, often defending groups or individuals with conservative Christian views, particularly on marriage and gender.

From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026

It is confusing that my family was not the poor to be championed.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston

Among those voicing concerns and championing the role of the Heimlich maneuver are the children of the doctor behind it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

Since the early 1970s, Steinem used her voice and influence to work toward legalizing safe abortions while championing survivors of rape and domestic violence and pushing for equal pay in the workplace.

From Salon ● Sep. 3, 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

London's fervent condemnation of capitalist society, his glorification of the primordial world, his championing of the great unwashed—all of it mirrored McCandless s passions.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer