lap
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He was arguably too aggressive with Lewis Hamilton at the first chicane on the first lap, forcing his team-mate into the gravel and dropping him to 10th, and crashed out a lap later.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
It was a night of celebration, cheers and plenty of tears as fans and peers turned out for her victory lap, showing love and appreciation for a career which thrilled and inspired in equal measure.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
"The first lap felt quite good," the Australian said.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
Piastri's result is a boost for the Australian, after a difficult few races, and it came with a time he set on his first flying lap.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
Danny took the same seat on the couch as the night before and set the book on his lap like a comforting blanket.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
In Batroun, a northern coastal city home to the ruins of a small Roman amphitheatre, an archaeologist was surrounded by tools and papers, documenting the latest finds as waves lapped rocks nearby.
From Barron's ● Aug. 29, 2026
Piastri might still have held the lead, but for a collision with Carlos Sainz as he lapped his Williams.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
The country was rocked by the Watergate fallout, but its citizens also lapped up the gossip — like Rovere hoped to do with what little tidbits made it to Woodward and Bernstein’s book.
From Salon ● Mar. 7, 2026
“The race is now kicked into gear,” and some candidates who have been fundraising for months — or years — “may find themselves lapped by the Mahan machine,” said Andrew Acosta, a Democratic strategist.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 7, 2026
A gentle breeze blew over me, and the water lapped serenely at the riverbank.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
Traffic cones have been placed around the crater, and AFP reported that waves pounding the sea front can be seen "lapping in the hole and rushing out again under the stanchions that support the home".
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
After taking the lead when Norris made an error on the first lap, there was some bad luck involved in Piastri losing the lead to Norris, when he was delayed lapping Carlos Sainz's Williams.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
RBC Capital analyst Logan Reich notes Domino’s is lapping the initiatives that juiced 2025—the introduction of stuffed crusts decades after Pizza Hut and its arrival on DoorDash—with no easy levers ahead.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
Now, she’s drinking hot beverages—and even has her dogs lapping up warm water, which she said has cured her dog Coco’s stomach issues.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 24, 2026
The weather turns warm, the chirping of the birds grows louder, and the lapping water is music to my ears.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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