the Olympics
noun
: a series of international athletic contests held in a different country once every four years
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Jim Gray, whose voice and reporting have guided fans through some of sports’ most memorable moments—from Ali to the Olympics—has always had an eye for greatness.
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Don Yaeger, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
Three years before the Olympics, LA28 organizers gave International Olympic Committee officials the kind of Games preview that even Hollywood’s best scriptwriters couldn’t plan.
—Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
Last year, both of its men's and women's teams swept the Chess Olympiad — the Olympics of chess — held in Budapest, Hungary.
—Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 8 June 2025
Ben Askren, a former mixed martial arts competitor who fought in the Olympics and UFC, was hospitalized recently with a severe illness, his wife said in a post on social media.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 8 June 2025
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Don Yaeger, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
Three years before the Olympics, LA28 organizers gave International Olympic Committee officials the kind of Games preview that even Hollywood’s best scriptwriters couldn’t plan.
—Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
Last year, both of its men's and women's teams swept the Chess Olympiad — the Olympics of chess — held in Budapest, Hungary.
—Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 8 June 2025
Ben Askren, a former mixed martial arts competitor who fought in the Olympics and UFC, was hospitalized recently with a severe illness, his wife said in a post on social media.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 8 June 2025
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“The Olympics.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Olympics. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.
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