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race

noun as in stream, river

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Cost-of-living issues have taken center stage in Washington since Democrats swept elections in key races earlier this month.

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We race each other to the car and dive inside headfirst, with Autumn beating me by a split second.

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As was true of many men of his circle, gambling was a favorite pastime of the captain’s: cards, dice, horse races, roulette wheels, all of it.

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“Surprisahwoooooo!” the three perfectly healthy children cried as they raced to their governess and threw their arms around her.

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At the mention of a horse race, the children began snorting and rearing up like three spirited ponies.

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