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racer

[ray-ser] / ˈreɪ sər /
NOUN
competitor in a race
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"I don't know if we'll ever drive IndyCars around the nation's capital again, so the fact we're doing it is a spectacle," US racer Josef Newgarden said.

From Barron's ● Aug. 23, 2026

The film introduces us to Ricky Bobby’s family with a gross-out splat, implying the soon-to-be stock car racer was born in the back of a speeding Chevelle driven by his reprobate father.

From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026

Frozen Planet II also pioneered the use of racer drones, which captured the terrifying experience of flying down a mountainside alongside an avalanche.

From BBC ● May 8, 2026

Doug Baron, a Malibu resident, Porsche racer and fixture of the Los Angeles classic car community, was killed March 25 in a car accident in Camarillo.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026

Mary Jackson could see the air moving around the racer just as clearly as if she were looking at a Schlieren photograph taken in a wind tunnel.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

The cruel joke is that there are only two types of bike racers: Those who have broken their collarbone, and those who are about to.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026

But what the racers needed were mechanics and reliable routes, especially in the open plains.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026

Sainz is a director of the Grand Prix Drivers' Association - a group representing the interest of racers - and is a popular figure.

From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2026

During the last stretch, when racers start to lose confidence and exhaustion reaches its height, the crowd is your only sense of celebration.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2026

The racers got into place and waited for the official song to be announced.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega


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