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weightlifting

[weyt-lif-ting] / ˈweɪtˌlɪf tɪŋ /


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Mothers asked about the weightlifting program and advanced academic courses offered in the holdback year—called “grade 8.5” or “High School Prep” by the school.

From The Wall Street Journal

Peregudova was a candidate for the national Ukrainian weightlifting team and was preparing to take part in a European Championship.

From BBC

“Surely, Coach, you can find a better punishment? An hour of weightlifting or 10 loops running around the stadium … Come on.”

From MarketWatch

Fields competed in a weightlifting competition last weekend.

From Los Angeles Times

Youth women’s soccer, alongside weightlifting and table tennis, is something of an athletic arbitrage for cash-strapped North Korea.

From The Wall Street Journal