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the highest level of a field of endeavor
when you've landed a tenure-track position at that university, you're playing in the major leagues
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The vast majority of this year’s viewers will have known that 2024 World Series MVP Freddie Freeman, who set a major league record for most consecutive World Series games with a home run with six, was playing with an ankle injury.
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Jamie Barton, CNN, 1 Nov. 2024
Unlike real estate or equities, major league sports have proven resilient, even during market downturns.
—Samuel Burke, Fortune Europe, 29 Oct. 2024
The committee that year comprised largely Hall of Famers and executives of major league teams.
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
The substance is rubbed on every baseball before every major league game.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2024
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Jamie Barton, CNN, 1 Nov. 2024
Unlike real estate or equities, major league sports have proven resilient, even during market downturns.
—Samuel Burke, Fortune Europe, 29 Oct. 2024
The committee that year comprised largely Hall of Famers and executives of major league teams.
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
The substance is rubbed on every baseball before every major league game.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Major league.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/major%20league. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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