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broad jump

NOUN
jump from running start
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And McMillan, who measured 6-1, 197, tied for the sixth-best broad jump at 10 feet, 6 inches.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 2, 2024

The authors wrote that since the close of 2021 tighter financial conditions have been driven by lower stock prices, the broad jump in interest rates, including those affecting home borrowing, and a stronger dollar.

From Reuters ● Jun. 30, 2023

Martin led all safeties at this year’s NFL combine with a 44-inch vertical leap and an 11-foot-1-inch broad jump.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 28, 2023

But Perryman, for one, looked plenty healthy in Wednesday’s Washington pro day — logging an unofficial 4.38-second 40-yard dash, a 37.5-inch vertical leap and a 10-foot, six-inch broad jump.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 30, 2023

Joseph worked them in the field stuff—high jump and broad jump and even pole vault—and he was so good that no one minded that a kid was coaching them.

From "Orbiting Jupiter" by Gary D. Schmidt




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