world series
definitions
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The annual championship series of Major League Baseball contested between the American League and National League champions, often associated with high-stakes gambling history.de: World Series
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A generic term for any major international competition or tournament series determining a world champion.de: Weltweite Turnierserie
examples
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The connection between Gatsby and Meyer Wolfsheim, the gambler who fixed the 1919 World Series, suggested that Gatsby was involved in the criminal underworld.
Die Verbindung zwischen Gatsby und Meyer Wolfsheim, dem Spieler, der die World Series 1919 manipuliert hatte, deutete darauf hin, dass Gatsby in die Unterwelt verwickelt war.
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The organizers proposed a world series of chess matches featuring top grandmasters from every continent.
Die Organisatoren schlugen eine Schach-Weltserie vor, an der die besten Großmeister von jedem Kontinent teilnehmen würden.