sprint
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Richardson, who had been expected to contend for medals in the individual sprint and keirin, said he would co-operate with a British Cycling investigation into the allegations.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
The crash between Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri in the sprint race in Singapore left, in Norris' words, "no-one very happy" at McLaren.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
He had been expected to contend for three medals in the team sprint, individual sprint and keirin.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris were heading for fourth and fifth places in the sprint when Norris made a dive down the inside of his team-mate at Turn Five on the final lap.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
I sprint around the bases and jump on home plate.
From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner
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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
Brighton, one of the most exciting teams in the league this season and the top goalscorers, are one place above United for sprints.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
The maximum number of sprints previously in a season has been six.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
He sprints across the Buckeyes’ practice field, snatching balls from every angle with either hand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
A boy sprints past with what looks like part of a propeller.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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Samantha dropped the bat and sprinted toward first base.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
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
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
She sprinted to the hut and grabbed her wagon; dumped in the shark, slimy and rotting.
From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr
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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
After its follow-up drive went nowhere, Louisiana made the mistake of punting to Mosley, who took off sprinting to his right and didn’t stop until he reached paydirt.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
U.S. importers are sprinting to the finish of a prolonged peak season this year, the WSJ Logistics Report’s Liz Young writes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
The researchers also tested how human fat cells responded to blood collected after sprinting.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026
My brain was sprinting through a trillion thoughts.
From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King
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