sprint
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He also has concerns about Red Bull's inconsistent starts - he lost the lead off the line both in Malaysia last weekend and in the sprint.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
Red Bull's Max Verstappen won an incident-packed sprint race at the Singapore Grand Prix after Mercedes driver George Russell crashed out of the lead.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
Green doubled his tally quickly after the restart, but Saints full-back James Pater pounced on Santiago Carreras' dropped ball to steal possession and sprint the distance to the line.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
Russell's penalty will apply to Sunday's Grand Prix and not the sprint race on Saturday.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
I sprint for the stairs, but the giant snake doesn’t give chase.
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
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Working with Tony Villani, the founder of XPE Sports, Kelce focused on “game-speed drills” to maximize his pace when he’s running actual routes, not just reeling off sprints in shorts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
He sprints across the Buckeyes’ practice field, snatching balls from every angle with either hand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
"To come away with two podiums is no mean feat, and I am the only athlete to double up in the sprints and I came away with a second and a third," added Hunt.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
On his return at Anfield he covered 11.4km, the third highest of the team, and was tied first with 16 sprints - while his expected goals of 0.79 also topped Forest's stats.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
Mostly, they practiced rowing high-stroke-rate sprints and racing starts.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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Humanoids sprinted faster than Usain Bolt and jumped 11 feet in the air from a standing position.
From Slate ● Sep. 27, 2026
Agathe Chateau Frilloux sprinted down a long road parallel to the Champs Elysee, her daughter and son running close behind, only just making it to their designated gate before the set cut-off time.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
Despite having no training, or even a pair of running shoes, Ramabai Ranveer sprinted barefoot to victory in her first-ever race in August.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
But from the second quarter, when quarterback Sam Leavitt sprinted for two touchdown runs to put LSU up 31-3, it was clear that there would be nothing close about Saturday’s contest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
Lincoln sprinted ahead and saw Garfield on the floor of the ladies' waiting room with his eyes closed, surrounded by several people.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
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Biotechnology companies are sprinting to the public markets and defying a broader IPO slowdown.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Because of his brief tenure at Anthropic, Coxon didn’t receive equity in a company that is sprinting to go public in the coming months with a market value of roughly $2 trillion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
In the process, San Jose State’s quarterback was forced from the pocket and Wafle, now sprinting from the other direction, nearly forced a safety.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
Just three minutes of sprinting may produce a molecular response that looks very different from what happens after 90 minutes of moderate exercise.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026
I head straight for the atrium, sprinting down the steps of the main lobby and into the glass-enclosed room.
From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott
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