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At that moment Benson was tempted to use his vertical leap of more than 40 inches to simply glide over him like going over hurdles in a 110-meter race.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026

The Leger Legends Classified Stakes is a race for ex-professional jockeys raising money for charities including the Injured Jockeys Fund and Jack Berry House, which provide care, rehabilitation and support for injured jockeys.

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026

The transition team for then-incoming mayor James Solomon—who won his race the day before the Moody’s move—estimated that the city was facing a $255 million deficit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026

In November, voters in 26 states will elect a secretary of state, choosing the officials who will oversee the 2028 presidential race throughout most of the country.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026

I didn’t realize, until this moment, just how lacking I am in both, at least when it comes to the race stuff.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

Great amounts of time, energy and resources are being devoted this election to races for Congress and for statehouses across the country, which makes sense.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026

Hunter Bell said her performance was a result of a "long hard season", with the 32-year-old having competed in 19 races this year.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

AI-powered robots briefly took over the European Parliament this week to showcase the continent's creators as the bloc races to compete in a field dominated by China and the United States.

From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026

But Markey’s victory also fits a different pattern: In all three of those earlier races, the elder lawmaker lost to a more outspokenly progressive rival.

From Slate ● Sep. 2, 2026

T. Arnold Hill spoke in support of the union, but cautioned that the Urban League’s expectation was that the union would not play favorites between the races.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield

When the pair returned on Wednesday, it was Linette who appeared fresher as she raced to a 5-0 lead and wrapped up the second set in 28 minutes.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

Right fielder Jordan Walker and second baseman José Fermín both raced after Betts’ shallow fly.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

Nepali rescuers raced on Monday in a bid to free dozens of hydropower workers believed trapped in tunnels after devastating floods as search efforts entered a sixth day, officials said.

From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026

Telecom companies assumed internet traffic would continue exploding, so they raced to build nationwide and transoceanic fiber networks before the customers and revenue were there.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026

The dogs from every farm we went by raced out to see us past, and J.W., lolling over the wagon side, told them all about it.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

Instead of racing through trees and vegetation, these fires smolder through dried wetland soils and large deposits of peat, often continuing underground at relatively low temperatures.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 6, 2026

A former X Factor contestant and boy band member says his return to horse racing feels like a full-circle moment as he swaps the stage for the racecourse.

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026

Since buying the Dodgers, he has invested in European soccer, women’s hockey and basketball, squash and auto racing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026

It also comes as OpenAI and rival Anthropic are both racing towards becoming public companies over the next several months, though OpenAI might not hold its IPO till sometime in 2027, according to reports.

From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026

With the ropes dragging uselessly behind him, Gary was racing across the room.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix