Nike
Americannoun
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the ancient Greek goddess of victory.
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one of a series of antiaircraft or antimissile missiles having two or three rocket stages.
noun
Etymology
Origin of Nike
From the Greek word nī́kē victory, conquest
Example Sentences
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The shoes sport chunky soles with rigid, curved carbon plates and lightweight foam, and Nike asserts they improve running economy by as much as 4%.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026
There is a lot of concern about how artificial intelligence is affecting work as each new month brings a wave of job-cut announcements from large employers, including Nike, Morgan Stanley and Amazon.com.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026
Nike developed carbon fiber running shoes as part of its Breaking 2 project in 2016, an innovation credited for faster marathon times.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026
But Nike which still has the biggest market share in sports footwear only has 1,000 shops across the world.
From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026
On the Red Lake Ojibwe rez, almost everyone at the high school dresses in Nike or Reebok sports apparel.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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