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sprint

[sprint] / sprɪnt /


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It was the fifth straight victory for the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint champion, who ran the mile in 1:35.16.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2026

Kerley, who last competed at the Grand Sprint Series in Norwalk, California in July 2025 became the first track athlete and American male to sign up to the controversial Enhanced Games in September.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

Ka Ying Rising had equalled Silent Witness's 17-win record, set back in 2005, when barely extended in the 1,200m Group One Centenary Sprint Cup at Sha Tin last month.

From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026

Sprint said it resulted from a coding error in the system it used to measure customer usage.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

The extra sign announced that the town’s Under-14s team was the third runner-up in the interstate Hundred-Yard Sprint, or that the town was the home of the Illinois Girls’ Under-16s Wrestling semifinalist.

From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman




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