reigning

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As the reigning Premier League champions continue to suffer an alarming decline, and fan discontent rises, FSG must decide what to do about head coach Arne Slot.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

The reigning most valuable player scored fewer than 20 points in a game for the first time since May 24, 2025.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

"I am told to my amazement it is also the first time in Bermuda's 400-year history that the islands have received a reigning King," he told guests at a garden party on Friday evening.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

Leeds bounced back from the defeat against Pep Guardiola's side by taking four points from a possible six against Chelsea and reigning champions Liverpool in the next two games.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

In no time, Seaborg became one of the Rad Lab’s reigning radiochemistry experts while also serving as Lewis’s personal research assistant.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik