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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 Over 12 seasons as Yankees manager, Torre led the team to the postseason every year, including six World Series appearances and four championships. Matt Grobar, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025 The Blue Jays are facing the Los Angeles Dodgers in their first World Series appearance since winning back-to-back championships in 1992 and 1993. Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025 McLaren’s Lando Norris held onto his position at the front of the grid to record his sixth win of the season and regain the championship lead ahead of Oscar Piastri. George Ramsay, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2025 Humphreys had just thrown an eight-inning masterpiece in Holy Family’s extra-frame win over Palmer Ridge in the semifinals, and coach Moriah Nguyen was hoping to get the Stanford commit at least an inning of rest to start the championship. Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 26 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for championship
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  • The Dodgers are looking to become baseball's first back-to-back champions in a quarter-century, as the Blue Jays hope to win their first World Series title since 1993.
    Gabe Smallson, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
  • After his 21 goals had helped steer John Mousinho’s side to the League One title the previous season, Bishop reported for pre-season in high spirits and in peak physical shape ahead of his first campaign in the Championship.
    Tom Burrows, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025

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“Championship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/championship. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.

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