: the sport or profession of engaging in or holding races
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Copper Mountain is hosting four days of men’s and women’s World Cup racing this week, beginning Thursday.
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John Meyer, Denver Post, 26 Nov. 2025
Victim describes what happened The car meetup, featuring vehicles allegedly doing donuts and drag racing late Saturday night into early Sunday morning at the intersection of 141st Street and Boulevard, ended with the assaults and a neighbor's car set on fire, police said.
—Alice Gainer, CBS News, 25 Nov. 2025
From horse racing to rodeo, through the cultivation of farm fields and homesteads, to the creation of country music and the rhythmic steps of line dancing, the unmistakable verve and style of these endemic expressions can be traced directly to the innovations of Black folks.
—James Edward Mills, Outside, 25 Nov. 2025
In the course of four years of racing, Mullins shed 40 pounds and began winning his age division.
—Eleanor Yang Su, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Nov. 2025
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John Meyer, Denver Post, 26 Nov. 2025
Victim describes what happened The car meetup, featuring vehicles allegedly doing donuts and drag racing late Saturday night into early Sunday morning at the intersection of 141st Street and Boulevard, ended with the assaults and a neighbor's car set on fire, police said.
—Alice Gainer, CBS News, 25 Nov. 2025
From horse racing to rodeo, through the cultivation of farm fields and homesteads, to the creation of country music and the rhythmic steps of line dancing, the unmistakable verve and style of these endemic expressions can be traced directly to the innovations of Black folks.
—James Edward Mills, Outside, 25 Nov. 2025
In the course of four years of racing, Mullins shed 40 pounds and began winning his age division.
—Eleanor Yang Su, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Nov. 2025
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“Racing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/racing. Accessed 2 Dec. 2025.
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