Babashoff
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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There’s no respecting them without surrendering what might be the best weapon against cheating, the one that Babashoff tried to employ, only to have it turned against her — shame.
From Washington Post • Aug. 10, 2016
One afternoon, Babashoff sat for a 45-minute autograph session in the carnival-like area adjacent to the competition arena.
From New York Times • Aug. 1, 2016
The moderator, aiming to accommodate everybody, first limited people to one autograph, then discouraged the taking of selfies with Babashoff, who engaged in conversation with each person she met.
From New York Times • Aug. 1, 2016
Shamed by the news media and shunned by swimming officials for pointing out her competitors’ cartoonish musculature and suggesting they were cheating, Babashoff retreated into a self-imposed, decades-long exile.
From New York Times • Aug. 1, 2016
Forty years later, Babashoff is finally getting some recognition.
From New York Times • Aug. 1, 2016
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