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The two-time defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers enter the year heavy favorites to repeat, but several clubs have loaded up in hopes of denying the Dodgers a three-peat.—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 21 Mar. 2026 Pittsburgh/Western Pennsylvania will be looking for a three-peat in the bracket as the Sheetz MTO goes into the bracket this year as the defending champion, beating Crayola crayons in the 2025 finale.—Patrick Damp, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026 The film is still deep in post, meaning any hopes of a historic Palme three-peat will likely have to wait until 2027.—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 18 Mar. 2026 For now, Pritzker is downplaying any presidential possibilities and is trying for a rare three-peat to become the first Illinois governor to serve three terms since Republican Jim Thompson, who served during three different decades from 1977 to 1991.—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 17 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for three-peat