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sprinter

NOUN
racer
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Crossing the line in 44.17 seconds, the 31-year-old secured his eighth podium at the championships to equal French sprinter Christophe Lemaitre's men's record medal tally.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

Surely Lidl-Trek is happy with its best team classification and Pedersen’s green jersey as best sprinter, but an American wearing stars and stripes winning a stage on an American-made bike?

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

Her grandmother Rose is a former sprinter who was once dubbed "the fastest woman in Africa" and represented Ghana at the Commonwealth Games.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

This year the most decorated track star is also a Jamaican sprinter.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

He was twice the height of a normal human and muscled like a sprinter, and from the shoulders up he bore a thick-maned lion's head.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda




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