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  • present participle of race.
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racing

British  
/ ˈreɪsɪŋ /

adjective

  1. denoting or associated with horse races

    the racing fraternity

    a racing man

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. the practice of engaging horses (or sometimes greyhounds) in contests of speed

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Racing into a 4-0 lead, Raducanu held firm after Cirstea pulled one break back in the first set, before taking her two break point opportunities in the second and serving out the match untroubled.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

Saturday’s Daily Racing Form has 1-2-3-4 selections by 19 experts, and not one selected Golden Tempo.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

Rap musicians Lil Yachty and Lil Wayne, as well as Latin music star Rauw Alejandro, are part of Run Fast Racing, which recently purchased a share of the colt from Los Angeles owner-breeder Glenn Sorgenstein.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

“I still can’t believe it. Can you? Can they?” said Rosenqvist, of the Meyer Shank Racing team.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

“Then, the firemen. Oh my word, so wonderful, Dèja. Racing, carrying sixty-five pounds of equipment, moving like warriors. A few helmet lights crisscrossed in the stairwell. A captain kept soothing, ‘Stay calm.

From "Towers Falling" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

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