medalist

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Recent Examples of medalist However, 14-time Olympic medalist Katie Ledecky says being too focused on beating others can actually backfire. Preston Fore, Fortune, 25 June 2025 Olympic gold medalist Sydney McLaughlin is the only one to go faster, running 38.90 for Scotch Plains (N.J.) High School in 2017. John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 June 2025 Magnussen, a triple Olympic medalist and world champion in the 100-meter freestyle, had been retired from professional sports for six years. Amit Katwala, Wired News, 18 June 2025 The two-time Olympic gold medalist is now unbeaten since July 2023, winning the Stockholm meet by 38 centimeters more than Australia’s Kurtis Marschall in second. George Ramsay, CNN Money, 16 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for medalist
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Noun
  • Three prizewinners in three categories—Best Impact, Best Business and Most Promising—were recognised for solutions realised together with particular Maisons.
    Stephanie Hirschmiller, Forbes.com, 15 June 2025
  • To help others reproduce their cake, the proud prizewinner must clearly document the ingredients used and then describe each step of the process by which the ingredients were transformed into a cake.
    Richard Ball, The Conversation, 5 June 2025
Noun
  • The shortstop’s batting average is second in MLB behind New York Yankees superstar Aaron Judge (.361) and has the second lowest strikeout-rate in baseball at 6.8%.
    Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 26 June 2025
  • After partnering in December 2024 on Sabrina's Brown Sugar Shakin' Espresso, the coffee chain and pop superstar are once again collaborating on a new beverage called Sabrina's Strawberry Daydream Refresher.
    Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 26 June 2025
Noun
  • An investigative series about the abrupt closure of a Miami heart transplant program led Michelle and her colleagues to be recognized as finalists in two 2024 Florida Sunshine State Award categories.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 6 July 2025
  • This time around, the two winners were selected by the audience among five finalists pitching their initiatives on stage.
    Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 4 July 2025
Noun
  • Sentinel Standouts Nikolas Blake, Hagerty, Jr. Buzz: Class 3A third placer in 150-pound weight class.
    Steve Gorches, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 June 2025
  • The company acquired 102 federal mining claims in the Lisbon Valley of Utah in November 2021 and expanded its holdings to 743 placer claims over 14,320 acres by July 2023.
    Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 25 Mar. 2025

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