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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 The Formula 1 season moves to its most iconic venue this weekend, with the eighth round of the championship taking place around the narrow streets of Monaco. Dan Cancian, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025 As the Heat’s offseason additions did ahead of the 2006 championship. Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 24 May 2025 Hunter Lawrence finished second in the 2024 motocross championships and had surgery after tearing his labrum and suffering a small fracture in a 2025 Supercross fall. Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2025 This week still feels like a shot to win a major championship for Curtis Strange, the World Golf Hall of Famer and former All-American at Wake Forest who is now an ESPN analyst. Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 13 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for championship
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  • His first-place win on Sunday marked his third title in three years, triathlon officials said.
    Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2025
  • The New York Knicks went all-in on an NBA title push this past offseason with separate trades for power forward Karl-Anthony Towns and small forward Mikal Bridges.
    Kambui Bomani, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025

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“Championship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/championship. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.

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