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champions

  • plural
    of champion.
    champion
    noun
    a person who has defeated all opponents in a competition or series of competitions, so as to hold first place.
  • present tense form
    of champion (3rd person singular).
    champion
    noun
    a person who has defeated all opponents in a competition or series of competitions, so as to hold first place.

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A pipe band from Canada has been crowned World Pipe Band champions - the first time in 16 years that a band outside the UK has taken the honour.

From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026

The Portugal captain has spent almost four years at Saudi Pro League champions Al-Nassr, where he has one year remaining on his contract.

From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026

And then there are the Dodgers, the two-time defending World Series champions with the highest payroll in baseball.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026

The Scottish champions rejected a multi-million pound offer from Nottingham Forest for the 22-year-old in the winter transfer window and Engels was keen for a move to English football.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

But the closer a crew can come to that ideal— maintaining a good swing while rowing at a high rate—the closer they are to rowing on another plane, the plane on which champions row.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown