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athletic shoe

American  

noun

athletic shoes plural
  1. a shoe designed to be worn for sports, exercising, or recreational activity, as racquetball, jogging, or aerobic dancing.

  2. sneaker.


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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

Analysts predict the athletic shoe and apparel maker’s fiscal second-quarter earnings declined from a year earlier, even as revenue increased.

From Seattle Times Dec. 19, 2022

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

But in June, athletic shoe sales rebounded to the best month ever, he said, rising 25% from a year earlier.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 22, 2021

The shelves were stripped bare at Monument, an athletic shoe store.

From Washington Post May 31, 2020

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