the Olympic Games
noun
formal
: a series of international athletic contests held in a different country once every four years
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Last summer, Hargitay shared an exciting family photo from the Olympic Games on Instagram featuring her husband and all three of their kids.
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Hannah Sacks, People.com, 10 June 2025
The union, working with airport workers represented by Service Employees International Union-United Service Workers West, also said that corporations should not be the only ones to benefit from the Olympic Games in 2028.
—David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2025
The team – currently ranked 57th in the world – also qualified for the Olympic Games for the first time in 2024, claiming one of Asia’s three berths.
—Hassan Tayir, CNN Money, 6 June 2025
Athletes will be exempt from travel restrictions – important since the U.S. will host the soccer World Cup in 2026 and the Olympic Games in 2028 – but fans from their countries will, presumably, not be able to travel to support them.
—Henry Gass, Christian Science Monitor, 5 June 2025
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Hannah Sacks, People.com, 10 June 2025
The union, working with airport workers represented by Service Employees International Union-United Service Workers West, also said that corporations should not be the only ones to benefit from the Olympic Games in 2028.
—David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2025
The team – currently ranked 57th in the world – also qualified for the Olympic Games for the first time in 2024, claiming one of Asia’s three berths.
—Hassan Tayir, CNN Money, 6 June 2025
Athletes will be exempt from travel restrictions – important since the U.S. will host the soccer World Cup in 2026 and the Olympic Games in 2028 – but fans from their countries will, presumably, not be able to travel to support them.
—Henry Gass, Christian Science Monitor, 5 June 2025
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