the Olympics

noun

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

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Mike Thibault is a veteran coach (the second-winningest in WNBA history) who spent time with Meesseman on the Washington Mystics and has been an assistant at the Olympics. — Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026 Now the tournaments are held in different years with the men's championship a year before the Olympics and the women's tourney two years before the Games. — ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026 Yet after electing a City Council super-majority in 2024, Santa Monica began a multifaceted, $60 million Realignment Plan designed to prepare the city for mass gatherings timed to the Olympics and other events. — Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026 Gymnast Jordan Chiles will try a return to the Olympics in 2028 in Los Angeles, the gold medalist from the Paris Games announced Wednesday — with an assist from Michael Jordan. — Phil Helsel, NBC news, 2 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for the Olympics

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