fleet-footed
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It would have been terrible to run on if I was a fresh, fleet-footed 20-year-old, but I was 51 and still trying to outrun guys half my age.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026
Adopting the moniker of Prince, the fleet-footed fighter entertained the masses with his leopard-print shorts and somersaults into the boxing ring.
From BBC • Jan. 10, 2026
PhD student Jared Voris, who led the research with Prof Zelenitsky, explained: "They were these really small, fleet-footed predators that lived in the shadows of other apex predatory dinosaurs."
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2025
His style was idiosyncratic, known for twisting, fleet-footed runs that stymied the opposition.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2024
But instead he saw old Nestor’s son running toward him, fleet-footed Antilochus.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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