the Olympic Games

noun

formal
: a series of international athletic contests held in a different country once every four years

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Recent Examples on the Web RoboCup Class Picture Have you ever been awed by the pageantry of the parade of nations in the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games? —IEEE Spectrum, 21 Sep. 2022

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