the Olympic Games
noun
formal
: a series of international athletic contests held in a different country once every four years
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Mayor Karen Bass selects longtime lawman Jim McDonnell as L.A.’s next police chief
In selecting McDonnell, Bass is getting a steady hand as the massive security challenges of the World Cup and the Olympic Games loom on the horizon.
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Hunter Clauss, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2024
France’s beleaguered economy was given a boost by the Olympic Games in Paris last summer, but political upheaval has ensued since then, leaving fiscal challenges — namely, France’s big budget deficit and growing debt pile — unresolved.
—Ryan Browne,jenni Reid,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2025
Moncler Grenoble owes its name to the city that hosted the Olympic Games in 1968, when the brand was the French national ski team’s official supplier.
—Luisa Zargani, WWD, 21 Jan. 2025
The city will also host the Olympic Games in 2028, adding another layer of urgency for the cleanup effort.
—Lia Russell, Sacramento Bee, 27 Jan. 2025
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Hunter Clauss, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2024
France’s beleaguered economy was given a boost by the Olympic Games in Paris last summer, but political upheaval has ensued since then, leaving fiscal challenges — namely, France’s big budget deficit and growing debt pile — unresolved.
—Ryan Browne,jenni Reid,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2025
Moncler Grenoble owes its name to the city that hosted the Olympic Games in 1968, when the brand was the French national ski team’s official supplier.
—Luisa Zargani, WWD, 21 Jan. 2025
The city will also host the Olympic Games in 2028, adding another layer of urgency for the cleanup effort.
—Lia Russell, Sacramento Bee, 27 Jan. 2025
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