the Olympic Games
noun
formal
: a series of international athletic contests held in a different country once every four years
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Los Angeles lawmakers have advanced a measure that would make the city home to the nation's highest minimum wage, approving a plan to raise hourly pay to $30 for tens of thousands of tourism workers by 2028, the year the city is set to host the Olympic Games.
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Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
With climate challenges intensifying, the future of the Olympic Games, and the athletes who inspire millions who watch them, will depend on bold, decisive leadership.
—Claire Poole, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
The course will host the Olympic Games in 2028 and has hosted a U.S. Open in 1948 and two PGA Championships (1983 and 1995).
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 2 May 2025
Starting in 1995, the military games is one of the largest multi-sporting events, second to the Olympic Games.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 3 Apr. 2025
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Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
With climate challenges intensifying, the future of the Olympic Games, and the athletes who inspire millions who watch them, will depend on bold, decisive leadership.
—Claire Poole, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
The course will host the Olympic Games in 2028 and has hosted a U.S. Open in 1948 and two PGA Championships (1983 and 1995).
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 2 May 2025
Starting in 1995, the military games is one of the largest multi-sporting events, second to the Olympic Games.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 3 Apr. 2025
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“The Olympic Games.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Olympic%20Games. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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