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races

British  
/ ˈreɪsɪz /

plural noun

  1. a series of contests of speed between horses (or sometimes greyhounds) over a set course at prearranged times; a race meeting

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This season's World Cup campaign includes a total of nine races taking place before the finals at Kvitfjell in Norway on 21 March 2026.

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The 11 races scheduled for Friday now will be run two days later, with first post at 11 a.m.

From Los Angeles Times

"You worked away, doing exercises for the council and road races, but you always had in the back of your mind, there could come a general emergency," said Ross.

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"It feels illegal," she frets, as her heartbeat races with the drumbeat of this smouldering dance-pop anthem.

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Democrats, some liberal and others more moderate, also won numerous races in rural parts of Pennsylvania and elsewhere.

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