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the position occupied by the one who comes in first in a competition the Yankees have won the championship many times

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Recent Examples of championship The competition will showcase the winners of Starbucks' regional and Reserve Roastery championships, which featured more than 84,000 baristas. Bailey Schulz, USA Today, 5 June 2025 Transgender pitcher Marissa Rothenberger led Champlin Park High School to Minnesota's state softball championship game after a pair of playoff wins on Wednesday. Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 5 June 2025 That sentiment will carry into the NBA Finals as Gilgeous-Alexander is one of four Canadian players competing in the championship series that begins Thursday night. Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 5 June 2025 If the softball facility — which will be the site of games at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics — is filled, that means about 32,000 people will be watching championship games in Oklahoma City on Thursday. Tim Reynolds, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for championship
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  • The event featured eight past winners, who earned titles between 1973 and 2019.
    Susan Soldavin, Baltimore Sun, 14 June 2025
  • The Thunder basically saved their realistic chance at winning the title.
    Tim Reynolds, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2025

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“Championship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/championship. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.

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