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Occasionally wayward, he produced a lifter to have Rachin Ravindra caught at gully for his maiden Test wicket, leaping into the air with delight.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
It will be lucky to complete five missions where it was once envisioned as the nation’s workhorse heavy lifter before SpaceX came along.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
Philippe Leleu: Single, no children, a dedicated weight lifter and professional gardener who, at 62, was nearing retirement when the police came knocking.
From New York Times ● Nov. 27, 2024
Robert Rogers, who spent 12 years as an omnivorous weight lifter before switching to a plant-based diet in 2020, thinks he looks "10 times better" than he did five years ago.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2024
The capital city of Tuvalu, a long-forgotten Olympic weight lifter, a fifteen-letter word for dervish: "Oh, that," he said.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
But it doesn’t have to be especially so if you — and the stressed-out loved ones in your orbit — have an arsenal of stress relievers, anxiety reducers and mood lifters at the ready.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2023
China and Japan are the top two lifters of Australian LNG, followed by South Korea and Taiwan.
From Reuters ● Sep. 4, 2023
In 1948, after moving to London, the 5-foot-5 Mr. Helfgott observed weight lifters working out in a park.
From New York Times ● Jun. 28, 2023
Maile said the case has been particularly difficult for female lifters who have openly sided with USA Powerlifting, saying they have been targeted for criticism and more.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 21, 2023
Stout weight lifters hoisted enormous hunks of iron over their heads, quivering and swaying slightly beneath their loads.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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