athletes
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Benson, one of the best athletes in the state, had just received a screen pass.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
Held on the shores of Lake Issyk-Kul –- a vast mountain lake in northern Kyrgyzstan -- athletes have been competing in dozens of disciplines: from intellectual board games to arm-wrestling.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
There’s also track and field, volleyball and soccer athletes on the football team.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
The championships in Hungary start on 11 September, where athletes will compete for a top prize of £111,000.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
There were fifteen goblins there—jeering athletes who were clearly used to fighting.
From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin
