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• v  have sovereign power
• v  be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
• s  exercising power or authority

• Upon receiving no response, he announces the death and arranges for the Fisherman's ring -- inscribed with the name of the reigning pope -- and .
• To find out how Obama can save himself before it's too late, I consulted the reigning geek of our time, John Hodgman, who plays PC in the Apple ads and wrote a new book called More .
• The Competition: Don't miss the 100m freestyle, where she faces world record holder Lisbeth Lenton of Australia and reigning Olympic champ Inge de Bruijn of the Netherlands.

• reign
• predominate
• dominate
• rule
• prevail
• regnant
• ruling

News & Articles

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• McCaslin in lead at City Am
  Reigning Capital City Amateur champion Jon McCaslin shot a 1-under-par 71 Saturday at High Cedars Golf Club to tie for the first-round lead in the annual Tacoma City Amateur.
  June 16, 2013 - Tacoma News Tribune
• Penguins, reigning NHL MVP Evgeni Malkin agree to 8-year contract extension
  PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Penguins and reigning NHL MVP Evgeni Malkin have agreed to an eight-year contract extension. The $76-million deal begins with the 2014-15 season and will carry an average salary cap hit of $9.5 million.
  June 13, 2013 - Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune
• Reigning Facebook topic? Weather
  Reigning Facebook topic? Weather Times Union Copyright 2013 Times Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 11:23 pm, Tuesday, June 11, 2013 Reigning Facebook topic? The weather is all the talk on social media this week, and most of the chatter is in the form of complaints. Works better than a sleeping pill! Cute rain boots ...
  June 12, 2013 - Albany Times Union

Quotes

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• Evan Lysacek in San Francisco Chronicle
  I had some pressure coming in as the reigning world champion, and I felt it,said Lysacek, 24. "I also had a little bit of a monkey on my back, thinking of my short program four years ago in Torino. To go out there and silence all that felt...
• Troy Cooley in The Age
  Brett is the one the other bowlers in the group look up to,Cooley said. "He is a bloke with 300 wickets, is the reigning Allan Border medallist and has a lot of pride and skill. His build-up to India was difficult in terms of his personal...
• Henry Olonga in Daily Telegraph
  As exiled former Zimbabwe fast bowler Henry Olonga said: "The picture they've tried to paint to the rest of the world is that if the reigning world champions are willing to tour Zimbabwe, then there can't be too much amiss."