athletic shoe
Americannoun
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a shoe designed to be worn for sports, exercising, or recreational activity, as racquetball, jogging, or aerobic dancing.
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The design also weaves Loewe’s pebble texture and On’s signature semitranslucent mesh, bound together with drawstring elastic laces for an athletic shoe with luxury flair.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 31, 2025
Oleson and Anguilla, who have years of experience in various aspects of the athletic shoe business with different brands, declined to criticize their giant competitors.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 17, 2023
The number of ultrarunners worldwide rose steeply from 34,401 in 1996 to 611,098 in 2018, according to a 2021 study by athletic shoe seller RunRepeat and sports governing agency World Athletics.
From Washington Times • Jan. 18, 2023
From 2012 to 2016, the group paid an athletic shoe company run by another of Mr. Okebiyi’s brothers, Michael, to provide “tech support,” records and interviews show.
From New York Times • Feb. 28, 2022
After a stint as senior vice president of operations for Haggar Clothing, Perdue in 1994 became global vice president of Reebok, the athletic shoe company.
From Washington Post • Dec. 30, 2020
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