defending champion

collocation in English

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defend
verb
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/dɪˈfend/us
/dɪˈfend/
to protect someone or something against attack ...
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champion
noun[C]
uk
/ˈtʃæm.pi.ən/us
/ˈtʃæm.pi.ən/
someone or something, especially a person or animal, that has beaten all other competitors in ...
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(Definition ofdefendandchampionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Thedefendingchampion, as host, selects the menu for the dinner.
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It was not played the previous year, so there was nodefendingchampion.
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She was adefendingchampionand, in fact, has lost only two games to women in the past eight years.
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Starting in 1931, thedefendingchampionwas exempt from qualifying.
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However, thedefendingchampionmanaged to kick out of the following pinfall.
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Thedefendingchampionteam was dropped in 1979.
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Uehara was losing on all three judges' scorecards before connecting with a right hook to knock out thedefendingchampionin the sixth round.
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It marked the second year in a row thedefendingchampionwould not race in the 500.
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In the following year, thedefendingchampionfaces five new challengers in a new debate.
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Thedefendingchampionalways receives caddy number 1: other golfers get their caddy numbers from the order in which they register for the tournament.
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Due to the increase in the number of contestants, thedefendingchampionentered the competition in the quarter-finals instead of the semifinals.
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Mostly seven competitors will compete if there is adefendingchampion; there are eight contestants if it is searching for a newdefendingchampion.
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Thedefendingchampionwon the fight by technical knockout, again in round 4.
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Peder stlund was thedefendingchampion, after 2 distances he stopped.
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Itxako four times champion, is thedefendingchampion.
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Peder stlund was thedefendingchampionand succeeded in defending his championship.
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Linfield was thedefendingchampion, and successfully defended the title by 8 points to become champions for the 47th time.
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Luo, thedefendingchampion, immediately became the underdog as she qualified 3rd fastest (1:07.76).
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To date, this is the only time in league history thedefendingchampionfailed to qualify for the playoffs the subsequent year.
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She previously missed the cut in 1997, as the two-timedefendingchampion(1995, 1996).
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