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racer

[rey-ser] / ˈreɪ sər /
NOUN
competitor in a race
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"I don't know if we'll ever drive IndyCars around the nation's capital again, so the fact we're doing it is a spectacle," US racer Josef Newgarden said.

From Barron's Aug. 23, 2026

The film introduces us to Ricky Bobby’s family with a gross-out splat, implying the soon-to-be stock car racer was born in the back of a speeding Chevelle driven by his reprobate father.

From Salon Aug. 16, 2026

Frozen Planet II also pioneered the use of racer drones, which captured the terrifying experience of flying down a mountainside alongside an avalanche.

From BBC May 8, 2026

Michaelian was a competitive sports car racer for more than 25 years, competing in endurance events at tracks including Le Mans, Daytona Beach, Nürburgring, Dubai and Sebring in Florida.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 22, 2026

Mary Jackson could see the air moving around the racer just as clearly as if she were looking at a Schlieren photograph taken in a wind tunnel.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

In Montgomery City, Mo., Mr. Moskowitz observes, “people got out in their nightclothes to see the racers roar through” at 3:50 a.m.

From The Wall Street Journal May 21, 2026

Now, there are thought to be fewer than 30 greyhound racers left in in the country.

From BBC Mar. 18, 2026

We were champion racers, and my parents invested heavily in the cars—to the point that they didn’t fully furnish our living room.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 17, 2026

During the last stretch, when racers start to lose confidence and exhaustion reaches its height, the crowd is your only sense of celebration.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 12, 2026

I had never dreamed in my wildest dreams that someday I would march in a band playing my silver horn, wearing a spring parka trimmed with wolverine fur, and welcome racers of the famous Iditarod.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell




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