racing

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His involvement was met with some consternation from the running community — how could this man with no racing experience arrange a successful marathon when four prior attempts had failed?

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026

"My heart was racing and my body had no strength left. I must have bathed five times that day just to stay conscious," he says.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

Index providers are racing to adapt in anticipation of a spate of large IPOs later this year.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

Every few years, some geopolitical friction sends commentators racing to declare the end of dollar hegemony and the collapse of the petrodollar.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

Both powers were racing to build more bombs, faster planes, more powerful rockets.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin