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tournament

[toor-nuh-muhnt, tur-] / ˈtʊər nə mənt, ˈtɜr- /


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The sisters last played together at the 2022 US Open, which was Serena's final tournament before she "evolved away" from tennis.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

Online prediction markets processed $19 billion during the recent soccer tournament.

From MarketWatch Aug. 18, 2026

My parents met playing in a professional foosball tournament, so I would not exist if it weren’t for foosball.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

They then rallied past host Iolani, 18-25, 25-11, 15-9, in Saturday’s championship match to win the prestigious tournament for the first time.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 17, 2026

Where possible, the tournament director alternates the colors, so that a player will play with the white pieces in one game and with the black in the next.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

I still go to the weekly Minneapolis tournaments.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

Although Koepka rejoined the Tour this year through a special returning member program crafted for recent major champions who had left, he spent the year shut out from many of its biggest tournaments.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

The Salvadoran had already officiated games featuring Messi during his career in various tournaments and at the 2026 World Cup, he faced some of the most renowned soccer players on the planet.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

Uefa's threat to boycott Fifa tournaments still stands.

From BBC Aug. 7, 2026

Far into the night he’d play over the latest games by himself—from tournaments in places ranging from England to Latvia to Yugoslavia to Bulgaria—and he’d hiss and scream as he followed the moves.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady




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