the Olympic Games

noun

formal
: a series of international athletic contests held in a different country once every four years

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Charlie Jablonski, who won 12 sports Emmy Awards over a career at NBC and NBC Sports bringing the Olympic Games to TV viewers, has died. Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2025 His subsequent disqualification, however, tarnished the Olympic Games’ blue riband event and was one of the biggest news stories in the world in the summer of ’88. Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2025 But Covid-19, then the Olympic Games, then building (work) and (re)painting (the tower). Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025 The last time Lyles competed at the Japan National Stadium was in 2021 at the Olympic Games. Katelyn Hutchison, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the Olympic Games

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“The Olympic Games.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Olympic%20Games. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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