the Olympics
noun
: a series of international athletic contests held in a different country once every four years
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Starting tomorrow, Southern California residents who won the locals-only pre-sale tickets lottery for the upcoming LA28 games will start receiving emails to purchase their seats at the Olympics.
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Laurie Perez, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2026
Malinin got a bit of redemption for his follies at the Olympics with a third-straight men's individual world title in Prague, and then finally had some fun after weeks of drama following his every move.
—Tyler Erzberger, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
The 2024 Norris Trophy winner was also dealing with a lower body injury going into the Olympics.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2026
Our people were going through a very hard time, and the Olympics were much more than a basketball tournament for me and my teammates.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 30 Mar. 2026
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Laurie Perez, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2026
Malinin got a bit of redemption for his follies at the Olympics with a third-straight men's individual world title in Prague, and then finally had some fun after weeks of drama following his every move.
—Tyler Erzberger, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
The 2024 Norris Trophy winner was also dealing with a lower body injury going into the Olympics.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2026
Our people were going through a very hard time, and the Olympics were much more than a basketball tournament for me and my teammates.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 30 Mar. 2026
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“The Olympics.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Olympics. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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