the Olympic Games
noun
formal
: a series of international athletic contests held in a different country once every four years
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Take Coca-Cola’s partnership with the Olympic Games, which stands as the longest continuous Olympic sponsorship, demonstrating how enduring these strategic alliances can be.
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Atte Suominen, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
The Greeks also created the tradition of the Olympic Games, held every four years, or each Olympiad, from 776 BC to 393 AD.
—Brendan Leonard, Outside Online, 5 Nov. 2024
In the late nineteenth century, excavations in Greece combined with a social movement promoting physical education and increasing international cooperation fanned excitement over reinstituting the Olympic Games.
—Miriam Kamil, JSTOR Daily, 20 Nov. 2024
The Salzburg Festival is like the Olympic Games and the World Cup of opera and classical music.
—Nora Taylor, Robb Report, 2 Nov. 2024
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Atte Suominen, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
The Greeks also created the tradition of the Olympic Games, held every four years, or each Olympiad, from 776 BC to 393 AD.
—Brendan Leonard, Outside Online, 5 Nov. 2024
In the late nineteenth century, excavations in Greece combined with a social movement promoting physical education and increasing international cooperation fanned excitement over reinstituting the Olympic Games.
—Miriam Kamil, JSTOR Daily, 20 Nov. 2024
The Salzburg Festival is like the Olympic Games and the World Cup of opera and classical music.
—Nora Taylor, Robb Report, 2 Nov. 2024
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“The Olympic Games.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Olympic%20Games. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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