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athlete

[ath-leet] / ˈæθ lit /


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The former athlete spent four weeks in hospital and described struggling.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

These were some of the questions that three prominent athlete stylists — Brittany Hampton, Courtney Mays and Dex Robinson — unpacked last week at the panel “Game Changers: Where Sport Meets Style.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

When can an athlete be considered truly great?

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

If I have a seven-foot athlete, which I do have on my roster, and he’s, you know, he’s massive — he wears a 16-and-a-half shoe.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

Miss Parrish, known to friends as Cassie, was a popular athlete and member of the theatre club at Amoskeag High.

From "Wintergirls" by Laurie Halse Anderson




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