: the sport or profession of engaging in or holding races
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Listen to this article A young man who used to post TikTok videos of his high-speed racing has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for driving a $100,000 BMW at 151 mph into the back of an SUV in 2022, killing all six passengers.
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Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2025
Jobson became a publishing executive and continued to sail, cruising and racing along the East Coast aboard his own boat, the Stormsvala—the Swedish name for a kind of storm petrel.
—David Wolman, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
The poster, 32-year-old Maia, told Newsweek that Lottie is a very active four-year-old who participates in the Jack Russell Terrier Club of America's terrier trials, which include events like conformation, racing, GTG, agility and obedience.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
Genesis is slowly accelerating its circuit racing presence, and will make its top level World Endurance Championship debut with triple Le Mans winner and current WEC champion Andre Lotterer in 2026, then in IMSA in 2027.
—Michael Taylor, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2025
Jobson became a publishing executive and continued to sail, cruising and racing along the East Coast aboard his own boat, the Stormsvala—the Swedish name for a kind of storm petrel.
—David Wolman, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
The poster, 32-year-old Maia, told Newsweek that Lottie is a very active four-year-old who participates in the Jack Russell Terrier Club of America's terrier trials, which include events like conformation, racing, GTG, agility and obedience.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
Genesis is slowly accelerating its circuit racing presence, and will make its top level World Endurance Championship debut with triple Le Mans winner and current WEC champion Andre Lotterer in 2026, then in IMSA in 2027.
—Michael Taylor, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Racing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/racing. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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