pacer
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Airbus said the availability of Pratt & Whitney engines "remains the key pacer of the ramp-up trajectory" for its top-selling mid-range A320 family of single-aisle aircraft.
From Barron's ● Apr. 28, 2026
The right-arm medium pacer had figures of 5-2 at that point and also took a wicket with the first ball of his third over to make it six wickets in eight balls.
From BBC ● Mar. 8, 2026
Shamim Hossain and Nurul Hasan have been picked as finishers, while a varied bowling attack will be led by left-arm pacer Mustafizur Rahman and fast bowler Taskin Ahmed.
From Barron's ● Jan. 4, 2026
But stand-in England captain Harry Brook confirmed the Sussex pacer will play in the first ODI of the five-match series with no restrictions on his workload within the game.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2024
It would not take such a fast pacer long to get to Milton.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
Each of the four major marathons Kipchoge has won—Berlin, Chicago, London and Tokyo—allow for pacers who can help elite runners lock into a groove and conserve energy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2025
Of all the pacers England could have asked to play all five Tests against India, the task was given to Chris Woakes, the oldest man in the squad.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2025
Male pacers were chosen because they’re physiologically more capable of running fast and steady splits at a pace very few women in the world can hold.
From Slate ● Jun. 28, 2025
When Bannister broke the 4-minute barrier, he drafted closely behind two different pacers for more than 80% of the run.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2025
Agents from Virginia also purchased pacers for Virginian horse-raisers.
From Customs and Fashions in Old New England by Earle, Alice Morse
