the Olympics
noun
: a series of international athletic contests held in a different country once every four years
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Versant also holds numerous golf rights through the Golf Channel, in addition to rights across Premier League soccer, WWE, NASCAR, Atlantic 10 college basketball coverage and the Olympics.
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Jessica Golden, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
The Washington Trail Association describes the Sauk Mountain Trail as a popular attraction with views of the Sauk and Skagit River valleys, Cascade mountain peaks and, on a clear day, the Olympics and San Juan Islands.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
That’s in part because of the surge in tourism and the economy expected with the Olympics.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
Beyond the Panthers’ internal pain, there’s also an ache that everyone around the organization feels for Barkov because of the Olympics.
—Pierre Lebrun, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
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Jessica Golden, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
The Washington Trail Association describes the Sauk Mountain Trail as a popular attraction with views of the Sauk and Skagit River valleys, Cascade mountain peaks and, on a clear day, the Olympics and San Juan Islands.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
That’s in part because of the surge in tourism and the economy expected with the Olympics.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
Beyond the Panthers’ internal pain, there’s also an ache that everyone around the organization feels for Barkov because of the Olympics.
—Pierre Lebrun, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
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“The Olympics.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Olympics. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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