sprint
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Since then, the company he co-founded, now named CoreWeave, has been in a sprint to build a new AI-native cloud.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
So while the sprint to replace Platner will be short, it promises to be plenty intense.
From Slate ● Jul. 16, 2026
"There are two or three guys here who are faster, but if I'm lucky and have a good sprint, like today, then it's possible," Waerenskjold added.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
The real-life story of two British athletes, from disparate backgrounds, competing for gold in the sprint events at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
I broke into a sprint, running so fast that my mouth and throat dried out from the air I was gulping.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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The kid known for his electric speed ranks only ninth in total sprints on his own team and his average speed has been below his teammate Aymeric Laporte’s—even though Laporte is a central defender.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Dani Gibson, Freya Kemp and Linsey Smith – three fielders who often share the job of patrolling the boundary – practise their high catches or sprints to retrieve and return the ball.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
Clapping his hands from first slip, long sprints to talk to his bowlers.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026
“Reminders of Him” could use a little more swooning, a little less of the endless middle stretch of driving and talking, interrupted by wet sprints through thunderstorms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2026
Inside the gym, we run all sorts of sprints and shooting drills and practice free throws.
From "Boy21" by Matthew Quick
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Infantino sprinted across the stage and appeared to attempt to usher Trump out of frame.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
He sprinted back on defense and blocked a shot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026
As any officer in his situation would do, Oborski sprinted toward the car.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Stokes had already become the centre of attention by the time he sprinted off at the end of the New Zealand innings - a clear indication he would open the batting.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
We sprinted through the cypress glade, blind in the daylight, tripping over loose rocks.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
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One of the most haunting shots is Odysseus sprinting out of Hades chased by an army of the dead who regret following him into battle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
The celebrations were euphoric, with players sprinting towards the match-winning defender before collapsing into a jubilant huddle, marking one of the defining moments in their team's history.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
The second thing that Susman and Jacob remember is sprinting out of the meeting—because they realized that she had a backup of “Toy Story 2” at home.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026
You are standing in line alongside everyone else, daydreaming about whatever, when, out of the corner of your eye, you see a few men sprinting down the street in the opposite direction.
From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2026
Autumn cries, before sprinting over to the chaos.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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"Seventh Grade" by Gary Soto
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