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biathlon

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as in triathlon

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Recent Examples of biathlon In the space of a few minutes, Lægreid had managed to make not only the biathlon but the entirety of the Olympics about himself. — Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2026 Nazgul’s owner, Enrico, was traveling to the biathlon event near the Austria/Italy border, Bild reported. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 19 Feb. 2026 With Team France’s sizeable lead, Julia Simon did a victory lap in the final leg of the women’s 4x6 km biathlon relay to mark another gold medal for her country. — Sean Nevin, NBC news, 18 Feb. 2026 Norway, while leading in gold and overall medals, is highly concentrated in just two sports, biathlon and cross-country skiing, which account for 16 of 22 medals. — Brian Mann, NPR, 16 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for biathlon

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With participation growing each year, organizers say the event formerly known as the Chicago Triathlon is on track to become the largest triathlon in the world.

— Lila Hempel-Edgers, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026
Hers is a spectacular rise — a list of remarkable achievements for someone who only started road cycling in the last few years, having previously competed nationally in duathlon (triathlon without the swimming).

— Jessica Hopkins, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of triathlon

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Harper Hutton, 12, of Aurora Flyers, placed second in the girls pentathlon high jump, fourth in the pentathlon 80-meter hurdles and pentathlon long jump and fifth in the girls pentathlon shot put.

— Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026
Thorpe followed his pentathlon win with another commanding performance in the decathlon, earning his second medal of the 1912 Olympics and setting a world record.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 8 July 2026

Definition of pentathlon

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American Ashton Eaton defends his Olympic decathlon title, equaling the games record with a surge on the last lap of the 1,500 meters — the last event in the two-day competition.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Tom Holland’s Peter has a favorite bodega, chases bad guys through backyards, and struggles to mix superhero-ing with the academic decathlon.

— Darren Franich, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of decathlon

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Those six days will not include selection for the decathlon, heptathlon or the 10,000 meters, all of which will be held earlier in the spring — at locations still to be determined — to allow for additional recovery.

— Eddie Pells, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026
Husband-wife duo Eoin Murphy and Emma McNelis of Dublin were in Alexander Stadium to see O’Connor complete her heptathlon victory.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of heptathlon

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The revelation of the changes comes amid intense competition in the AI industry, as companies release updates to their large language models at a frenetic pace, each seeking to pull ahead of the other.

— Emily Forlini, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026
Consumer prices rose anyway, because without competition, Amazon could charge more in the long run.

— Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of competition

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Gary Woodland leads notable faces in crowd Former KU golfer Gary Woodland, a captain’s assistant for the upcoming Presidents Cup international golf tourney in Medinah, Illinois, was introduced to the crowd in the first quarter.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2026
Now the tournaments are held in different years with the men's championship a year before the Olympics and the women's tourney two years before the Games.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026

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That seemed to be the overriding theme of the night, and the sport in general.

— Rob Tanner, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
While the behavior was distracting, Osaka hopes that bringing tennis to a new audience overall will benefit the sport, as long as new fans learn the rules and etiquette of spectating.

— Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2026

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