- plural of athlete.
athletes
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Others, especially in the six states that still restrict NIL activity before college, think allowing teenage athletes to cash in on their personal brands takes the increasing professionalization of amateur sports too far.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026
The credit card itself, which doesn’t charge an annual fee, looks like a replica of a trading card, with cardholders able to pick from some 500 designs featuring athletes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026
Douglas, who turns 90 on Tuesday, has seen his memory fade, but the athletes who breathed life into his story are still here.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026
Allred, who served three consecutive terms in Congress before making an unsuccessful bid for the Senate in 2024, is one of several prominent former athletes who ran for office in the midterm elections.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
From the outside, they looked like all types of kids: short, tall, tiny, big-boned, brown-skinned, white-skinned, brown-haired, blond-haired, dressed as dancers, dressed as athletes, wearing goggles like they were about to do a science experiment....
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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