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tournament

[toor-nuh-muhnt, tur-] / ˈtʊər nə mənt, ˈtɜr- /


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At 25-under par, he bested Scheffler by three strokes and set the tournament scoring record.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

Former British number one Jack Draper has withdrawn on the eve of another tournament because of the long-term arm injury which continues to cause him discomfort.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

Odysseus, a star player for the Achaeans, fresh off a stunning victory over rival Troy, embarks on an international tournament against a series of forbidding opponents.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

He finished unbeaten on 20 from only six balls as Rockets earned their first win of this year's tournament.

From BBC Jul. 26, 2026

The tournament was held at a resort at Lake Mohegan, north of New York City, in Westchester County.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

"I think I've been really close to winning some tournaments and that can be frustrating," Scheffler said before the Scottish Open.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

The university hosted tournaments earlier in the week before sending out the email, and no one has had major complaints about how the greens played, employees and golfers say.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 26, 2026

He has started 13 games at major tournaments and won all of them - the longest 100% win rate of any European player across major tournaments when starting.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

The matches had a total attendance of 561,656 people, about 99.6% of capacity — that’s more than each of the first three World Cups drew for the entire tournaments.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

Scaramouche entered me in a couple of black tournaments held in Soweto, Pretoria, Tembisa, Daveyton and Kwa-Thema.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane




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