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[med-l] / ˈmɛd l /


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And the Daily Express claims in an exclusive that a new medal for "999 heroes" injured during service is set to be approved by King Charles.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

"That was my starting point," he says, holding the medal he received after that cup win 71 years ago.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

"As the first female player to win the gold medal I don't think gender is something that should define us or be used as a benchmark," she said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

She didn’t believe him when he promised that carrying the torch in the opening ceremony would surpass any Olympic medal she could win.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

The Mid-Atlantic team, led by a skinny kid from Maryland named Elliott Schilpp, who could do some serious damage to a plate of food, scored the Eating It Up medal for reading while eating.

From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein

Whatever happens next, we won't ever get that day back and the chance to celebrate around Stoke-on-Trent with the cup and medals we so honestly fought for.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

And the reallocation of medals has become commonplace in athletics as a result of positive drugs tests that can emerge long after events have taken place.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

Hunt has enjoyed a breakthrough season, winning won four gold medals at the European Championships in Birmingham last month.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

China were streaking away in the medals table ahead of hosts Japan towards the end of the third full day of action in Aichi-Nagoya.

From Barron's

Then one by one our names were announced and our medals were carefully placed over our heads.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad

The dog that almost medaled at the Olympics.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 19, 2026

The U.S. has never medaled in women’s curling at the Winter Games, finishing fourth in 2002 and 2006.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 4, 2026

“Obviously it wasn’t my best performances, but at the end of the day, whoever medaled, medaled, and that’s what’s so exciting, because you just never know with gymnastics,” she said.

From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2024

It wasn’t enough to keep the U.S. from heading home from the World Cup empty-handed, and after 87 years of waiting Canada has again medaled on one of basketball’s biggest stages.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 10, 2023

Then again, given that this was my first season as an elite junior gymnast, I’d medaled more than I thought I would.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles

I doubt I had ever seen so many uniformed, braided and medalled men under one roof.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2018

"For Deibold to medal is a testament to how strong our team is, because any of us could have medalled."

From Reuters ● Feb. 18, 2014

But few athletes were described as having medalled, and none of having podiumed.

From The Guardian ● Aug. 10, 2012

"I can happily say that I have been in four Olympic Games finals, which is incredible, and I'm glad that I've medalled in four as well," she said.

From The Guardian ● Aug. 3, 2012

If the Senate only medalled enough, that was all he asked.

From Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 11, June 11, 1870 by Various

With one surgically rebuilt knee and a completely torn ACL in the other, the 41-year-old Vonn gutted her way to the starting gate and had a real chance of medaling before her violent crash.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 14, 2026

Olympic and Paralympic Committee does pay Team USA athletes for medaling but not for competing in the Olympics, although they can apply for grants to support their training and travel.

From Slate ● Aug. 9, 2024

The finalists who came close to medaling were:

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 5, 2023

Even before the difficulties last week, medaling in the downhill had been a long shot.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 15, 2022

I jumped right up and finished the event, but I knew I had no chance of medaling now.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles

The United States finished with 69 points with Japan scoring 68 and Italy medalling for the first time in the team event with 60.

From Barron's ● Feb. 8, 2026

So in terms of "medalling" the countries, it has to be bronze to the Netherlands, silver to Jamaica and shiny gold to the Czech Republic.

From The Guardian ● Aug. 6, 2012

Twitter users have spent days exploiting the Scooby Doo-inspired "we could have got gold if it wasn't for you medalling kids" gag.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2012

"It is rather a dangerous pastime, Mr. Lenoir, this medalling fancy of yours," he said.

From Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks Book Number Fifteen in the Jack Harkaway Series by Bracebridge Hemyng




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