championships

Definition of championshipsnext
plural of championship
as in titles
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 championships Kerr’s 12-year coaching run with the franchise has featured four championships and a stretch of six straight NBA Finals appearances alongside Stephen Curry and Draymond Green. Janie McCauley, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026 At the top of the team scoring projections and the timing board, the CIF Southern Section Division 1 swimming championships looked familiar at several spots on Saturday. Dan Albano, Oc Register, 10 May 2026 Despite nine top-5 finishes and 13 top-10 finishes in major championships, Fowler has yet to win one. Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2026 Under Bobby Cox, the Braves would fashion the longest run of regular-season excellence in the history of baseball, winning 14 consecutive division championships with all manner of players and teams but with one formidable constant — the manager. Mark Bradley For The Ajc, AJC.com, 9 May 2026 Indiana owns eight of the conference’s 13 national championships in the sport. Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2026 His predecessors, especially Terry Francona and John Farrell, did not last nearly so long after their championships. Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026 Schleifer and the Stallions boys and girls tennis teams concluded the season by sweeping the 2A state championships at Red Bug Lake Park in Casselberry near Orlando. Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel, 2 May 2026 Winter Park also posted podium finishes with a silver medal and scholastic title in the men’s pair, along with bronze medals and scholastic championships in the men’s lightweight 8+, women’s third varsity 8+, women’s fourth varsity 8+ and men’s second freshman 8+. Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 May 2026
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  • Morton also led the Broncos to two different division titles and three playoff berths during his six seasons with the franchise.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 12 May 2026
  • Her writing appears in The New York Times, Vanity Fair, Bon Appetit, and Food & Wine, among other titles.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 May 2026

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