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
He also helped shake up the athletic shoe industry and supercharge sneaker culture by teaming up with Nike to create Air Jordans in the mid-1980s.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 3, 2024
She has signed with a modeling agency - attending Paris Fashion Week is on her bucket list - and this week sealed a major endorsement deal with the athletic shoe and apparel company, Reebok.
From Washington Times • Oct. 17, 2023
In 1987, Mr. Moore and Strasser left Nike to create a sports marketing firm, and they were soon consulting for Adidas, the venerable German athletic shoe manufacturer.
From Washington Post • May 7, 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
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