as in games
a sports contest for men that consists of 10 different events
the Olympic decathlon
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The Twins have at least one home run in 24 consecutive games in Toronto, hitting 51 total homers in those games.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026 -
Portland's Shaedon Sharpe returned after missing the last 28 games and finished with eight points in 15 minutes.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026
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If Palace do progress to next month’s quarter-finals and find a way to reach and win the final in the German city of Leipzig on May 27, the manner in which victory came will be forgotten.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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The Alcaraz and Sinner trilogy in major finals began with an epic French Open final that came in at a whopping five hours and 29 minutes.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
12 Apr. 2026
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That sentiment in America meant nothing to our predominately white Christian teammates who, true to the nature of sports, judged teammates only on their character, work ethic and production.—
Ron Mix,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Apr. 2026
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The Waxahachie festival features full-contact jousting tournaments, a mermaid lagoon, rides, games and entertainment on 20 stages.—
Travis Pinson,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Instead of traditional 72-hole events, LIV tournaments originally consisted of 54 holes (three rounds of 18 holes).—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
9 Apr. 2026
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Erica Fox was a swimmer and triathlete who had done two half-Ironmans and numerous other triathlons and who for almost 20 years did an annual triathlon called Escape From Alcatraz, her father said.—
Rebecca Cohen,
NBC news,
22 Dec. 2025
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“Decathlons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decathlons. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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