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Meanings of big league in inglés

The most important league in any sport (especially baseball)

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Examples for "majors"
Examples for "majors"
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The following year, Nicklaus won two majors at the age of 40.
Reuters
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Declines in oil prices hit the share prices of energy majors .
Reuters
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But some oil majors remain cautious about betting on further price gains.
Reuters
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McINERNEY Holdings has announced changes in majors shareholdings following the recent restructuring.
The Irish Times
5
You see in me the colonel, and the majors, and the captains.
The Isle of Unrest
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The Yankees immediately were caught with a shortage of major league-caliber replacements.
The Yankee Years
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Avoiding the spotlight comes naturally for the soft-spoken, four-year major league veteran.
Reuters
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I never understood why major league clubs would not use guys internally.
The Yankee Years
4
But this was something else altogether, the major league of bad-news breaking.
After the fall
5
No team ever won a major league pennant unless it was lucky.
Spalding's Official Baseball Guide - 1913
Usage of big league in inglés
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Watson, 22, donated his big league bucks to victims of Hurricane Harvey.
Ebony
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The big league teams tend to hold him at a distance.
The Guardian
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They were too few to play in the formicid big league.
Anthill: a novel
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The dangerous Manning brothers plan to move up to the big league -politics.
Radio NZ
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Despite its super size, the sandwich didn't quite make it into the big league.
Reuters
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That's because big league teams in the US-andthe leagues themselves-are ,ineffect, monopolies.
Wired
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He was, for all intents and purposes, finished as an effective big league pitcher.
The Yankee Years
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The sport's only big league is the National Hockey League.
The new yorker
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So you quit a job in the big league to fight for Uncle Sam?
Treat 'em Rough: Letters from Jack the Kaiser Killer
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Only one of those teams is big league, so they'll both make the playoffs.
The Guardian
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Hey, Stevie was young and celebrating the fact that he'd finally made the big league.
A match made in texas
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If Parthus' engineers can solve this dilemma, the company will truly enter the big league.
The Irish Times
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As a big league manager, Torre always preferred operating at low decibels, without confronting people.
The Yankee Years
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He had been suddenly thrust into the big league.
Bryant & may on the loose: a peculiar crimes unit mystery
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You wanted into the big league, Larry, and it doesn't get much bigger than this.
The Good, The Bad, and The Uncanny
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Now don't try to pull any big league stuff.
High Adventure: A Narrative of Air Fighting in France
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