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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 championship Fifteen of the British players at this year’s championships were given a wild card by the All England Club. Sam Knight, New Yorker, 12 July 2025 James is still more than capable of playing a huge role on a championship contender. Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 July 2025 In 2016, the Divas branding was done away with and the accompanying championship was retired, replaced by a proper women’s title with a design on par with the men’s (there are now 10 women’s championships across WWE and its developmental brands). Scarlett Harris, Time, 12 July 2025 Like Kelsey, Taylor has won four world championships. Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for championship
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    Rachel Wells, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
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    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 8 July 2025

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“Championship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/championship. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.

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