as in games
a sports contest for men that consists of 10 different events
the Olympic decathlon
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Like his brother, Brandon attends a lot of Freddie’s games with his mom and siblings and even made a red carpet appearance at the 2024 All-Star Red Carpet Show.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
26 Oct. 2025 -
Yamamoto is also the first pitcher since Curt Schilling to throw consecutive complete games in a postseason.—
Jacob Lev,
CNN Money,
26 Oct. 2025
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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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The Prince and Princess of Wales brought their two elder kids along to the men's singles finals of the Wimbledon Championships on July 13 and Princess Charlotte joined her dad in Switzerland to see England's women's national soccer team compete in the UEFA Women's EURO 2025 final on July 27.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Transgender children in public schools Before the Jones text messaging scandal spread, Earle-Sears had repeatedly attacked Spanberger over her stance on whether transgender girls should be allowed to use girls’ bathrooms and participate in girls’ sports.—
Mabinty Quarshie,
The Washington Examiner,
29 Oct. 2025
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According to Sparks, Mandel is secretly an avid gamer and was interested in talking about the Global Gaming League — T-Pain, Ne-Yo, Sparks’ and Jeff Hoffmann’s new e-sports community.—
Mackenzie Cummings-Grady,
Billboard,
29 Oct. 2025
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Bolt later acknowledged that his outbursts were often just showmanship and a distraction from his focus on tournaments.—
Julio Cesar Valdera Morales,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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There is a slight irony in the fact that at a time when football was becoming concerned at the dominance of systems over the star power of individuals, this was actually the period in World Cup history where three straight tournaments were overwhelmingly dominated by one man.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Decathlons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decathlons. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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