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athlete

[ath-leet] / ˈæθ lit /


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“I always say this with soft-tissue injuries, the athlete has to have confidence and full confidence.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

In addition to filming grill advertisements at the residence, the athlete used a private studio and office space to work on sermons.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026

"He's not an endurance athlete. He's a power athlete and he had some big efforts there a couple of times, back-to-back and we've seen him do that before."

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

"Although it's true the Peninsula is home to many multi-million-dollar homes, our little community was far from that," wrote the athlete.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

They were artsy misfits who dressed exclusively in concert tees and ragged flannels, and it was those brooding qualities that intrigued me more than the cookie-cutter athlete and cheerleader types.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi

He isn’t happy to be in front of the media, like so many more “appreciative” athletes posit themselves to be.

From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2026

And for athletes like Smith, it is how his problems started.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

Without a gallery to show them, he installed them on the streets of L.A., putting them on the routes traveled by buses ferrying athletes around for the 1984 Olympics.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

Basketball players and baseball pitchers sometimes develop clots in their shoulders, though for most people, including most professional athletes, blood clots develop in their legs.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

“The athletes are always the center ring. That’s the hierarchy of the building. They are the ones who will inherit the earth. It has always been thus, and always will be.”

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove


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