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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 Tickets for Sunday's championship game start at around $40. Justin L. MacK, Axios, 14 Mar. 2025 This contest includes a pageant as well as championship titles. Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Mar. 2025 Next up is Saturday’s 4 p.m. basketball championship game at Golden 1 Center. Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2025 Naumov had finished in fourth place at the national championships just days before the tragedy. Kevin Dotson, CNN, 2 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for championship

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“Championship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/championship. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.

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