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lap

noun as in orbit, circuit

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verb as in slosh, wash against

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Still, economists say it is too early for a victory lap.

After Saturday's 1-0 home defeat by Chelsea - just as he does after every home game - Frank encouraged his players to do a lap of appreciation around the stadium.

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So we sink into the couch, plates on laps, clothed in pants with elastic waistbands.

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When I started the sport in high school, I would plot out the exact time, to the second, that I hoped to run each lap.

She’s in a seventh-floor hotel suite overlooking Broadway on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, sitting cross-legged on the couch, leaning forward and clutching a green pillow in her lap.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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