World Series
noun
: a contest or event that is the most important or prestigious of its kind
the World Series of the equestrian world
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This tournament is the World Series of poker.
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The trade for Burger, meanwhile, satisfied the Rangers’ desire to improve an offense that dropped to 18th in runs last season after ranking third in 2023, the year the team won its first World Series.
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Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 12 Dec. 2024
Those stats all were down significantly from the World Series championship season in 2023, when the Rangers averaged 5.4 runs a game and hit .263 with 233 homers.
—Stephen Hawkins, Chicago Tribune, 11 Dec. 2024
Cleveland gave the White Sox the pitcher Tommy John, who would win 286 games in his career, as well as Tommie Agee, who became the 1966 rookie of the year with the White Sox and the center fielder for the Mets’ 1969 World Series champions.
—Richard Goldstein, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2024
The Boston Red Sox have been searching for a left-handed pitcher to sit at the top of their rotation ever since the World Series came to a close.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 12 Dec. 2024
Those stats all were down significantly from the World Series championship season in 2023, when the Rangers averaged 5.4 runs a game and hit .263 with 233 homers.
—Stephen Hawkins, Chicago Tribune, 11 Dec. 2024
Cleveland gave the White Sox the pitcher Tommy John, who would win 286 games in his career, as well as Tommie Agee, who became the 1966 rookie of the year with the White Sox and the center fielder for the Mets’ 1969 World Series champions.
—Richard Goldstein, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2024
The Boston Red Sox have been searching for a left-handed pitcher to sit at the top of their rotation ever since the World Series came to a close.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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“World Series.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/World%20Series. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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