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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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Barnard says he's not sure how motorsport's governing body the FIA or racing teams can best address this issue as he recognises it is a business.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

The Reduce’s big brother — the original Speedmaster — was introduced by Omega in 1957 as a racing chronograph, designed with a tachymetre bezel, a face with multiple dials and a stopwatch function.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

It became synonymous with power thanks to stock car and drag racing in the 1960s and 70s.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

Tencent has also been among the Chinese tech giants racing to take advantage of a surge in interest in the country in OpenClaw -- an AI agent platform created by an Austrian programmer.

From Barron's Aug. 12, 2026

With all my heart, despite what she had told me, I wished I was on the sled racing for Nome.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell

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