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sportive

[spawr-tiv, spohr-] / ˈspɔr tɪv, ˈspoʊr- /


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Toby Hockley was on the 100-mile Boudicca Sportive ride in Norfolk when he says he was struck by a car and flung into a hedge.

From BBC • May 22, 2013

“While many startups are still learning how to make smart watches, we sold more than 10,000 already, from our Sportive, a Dick Tracy-like smartphone watch, to the simpler and cheaper Buddy”, added Bensaid.

From Forbes • Apr. 17, 2013

He will be back in Lancashire to host the inaugural "Ride with Brad Sportive" on Sunday.

From BBC • Aug. 16, 2012

Last season they reached the final for a fourth straight year, meeting Perpignan again – and lo and behold, L'Association Sportive Montferrandaise Clermont Auvergne finally bucked the monkey off their back.

From The Guardian • Feb. 12, 2011

Puritans; "Mysteries of Love and Eloquence;" "Sportive Wit or Muses' Merriment," which last brought the Council down upon John Phillips as a propagator of immorality.

From Life of John Milton by Garnett, Richard




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