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the position occupied by the one who comes in first in a competition the Yankees have won the championship many times

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Recent Examples of championship Lincoln advanced to the championship game at the Long Beach Tournament of Champions before losing to Mission Viejo. John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 July 2025 But Rivera coached 140 games compared to Reich’s 11 with Carolina and led the team to its single finest season ever — the 2015 NFC championship season, when Carolina won 17 games. Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2025 Renda was a force in the Dragons’ run to the Class 6A Division II state championship game last season, throwing for 3,899 yards and 40 touchdowns. Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 July 2025 But now this team actually has championship expectations. Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for championship
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  • The winger has won two La Liga titles and helped Spain to European Championship glory in 2024, while lighting up last year’s Champions League with an array of impressive performances.
    Amanda Davies, CNN Money, 1 Aug. 2025
  • Last year’s the True/False fest lineup of 30 feature documentaries and 24 short docs included eight Sundance 2025 titles.
    Addie Morfoot, Variety, 1 Aug. 2025

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“Championship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/championship. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.

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