World Series
noun
: a contest or event that is the most important or prestigious of its kind
the World Series of the equestrian world
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This tournament is the World Series of poker.
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With no World Series trophy since 2009, Boone’s last season as a player, the club is taking a 16-year championship drought into camp, which officially welcomed pitchers and catchers, as well as a few position players, on Wednesday.
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Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2026
The first team to repeat as World Series champions in a quarter-century, the Dodgers’ challenge now is to become the first National League team (ever) to win three consecutive titles and join the Oakland A’s (1972-74) and New York Yankees (on multiple occasions) as the only franchises to do it.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 11 Feb. 2026
Though his World Series moment didn’t occur with the Red Sox, the experience could lend insight into his new organization, which spent 86 years racking up similarly stunning last-second heartbreaks and unanswerable what-ifs.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 11 Feb. 2026
Plus, gambling was legal in Nevada, where Binion opened the famous Horseshoe casino and founded the World Series of Poker.
—Uwa Ede-Osifo, Dallas Morning News, 11 Feb. 2026
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Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2026
The first team to repeat as World Series champions in a quarter-century, the Dodgers’ challenge now is to become the first National League team (ever) to win three consecutive titles and join the Oakland A’s (1972-74) and New York Yankees (on multiple occasions) as the only franchises to do it.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 11 Feb. 2026
Though his World Series moment didn’t occur with the Red Sox, the experience could lend insight into his new organization, which spent 86 years racking up similarly stunning last-second heartbreaks and unanswerable what-ifs.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 11 Feb. 2026
Plus, gambling was legal in Nevada, where Binion opened the famous Horseshoe casino and founded the World Series of Poker.
—Uwa Ede-Osifo, Dallas Morning News, 11 Feb. 2026
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“World Series.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/World%20Series. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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