race

Example Sentences

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Mills is in a Democratic primary race against Iraq war veteran Graham Platner.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

On Tuesday, world champion Peres Jepchirchir withdrew from the women's race after her build-up was affected by a stress fracture.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

In his view, Intel’s stock “was simply stretched in the short term,” after a mostly sluggish performance driven by investors’ fears that it had fallen too far behind in the AI race.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

In addition to fostering greater self-reliance, China is looking to beat out other nations in the race to develop and commercialize the nascent technology.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

I am sitting in the fourth to the last checkpoint when the race ends.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen