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tournament

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


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Overall, the average driving distance for the tournament was 304.4 yards, 8.3 yards farther than the PGA Tour average that year.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

Not from escaping defeat against Egypt, but relief he hadn't let his team-mates down after missing a penalty that, for a while, threatened to end Argentina's tournament.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

But at the end of the day, she said, people need to relax and remember that what’s at stake is just a tournament trophy.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

The World Cup is here, on our own soil for the first time — the United States, Canada and Mexico — and Lionel Messi is playing as the defending champion in his sixth tournament.

From Salon Jul. 15, 2026

From that point forward, there wasn’t a tournament Bobby played in or an exhibition he conducted that wasn’t pre-ballyhooed by a press release Regina sent to the media.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

Bellingham has averaged a goal or assist every 138 minutes at major tournaments for England, compared to one every 284 minutes in other international matches.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

But while Ronaldo and Ochoa have gone home, Messi will be playing in his third semifinal in four tournaments Wednesday when Argentina, the reigning champion, faces England at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

England's recent record in major tournaments is good - but not good enough.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

But he proved on Saturday that he wasn’t done single-handedly turning World Cup matches on his own—he has now bagged eight of his 12 international goals at major tournaments.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 12, 2026

Kok, a Dutch businessman of extreme wealth, was president of a Belgium-based banking company, SWIFT, and was responsible for organizing several international tournaments.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady




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