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racers

  • plural
    of racer.
    racer
    noun
    a person, animal, or thing that races or takes part in a race, as a racehorse, bicycle, yacht, etc.

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Like many top drag racers, Callin is from a racing family.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

"I wanted to support the racers heading off... I think it's tremendous of him to put himself through this. It's incredible."

From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026

The inaugural marathon under Burke’s stewardship took place in 1986, and 11,000 racers toed the starting line, nearly half the size of the long-running and world-famous New York City Marathon that same year.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2026

Trains went cross-country in four days, nearly six times as fast as the racers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026

There Levi would face off against pilots from around the country, in front of seventy-five thousand fans, on a track where the racers could dash along at speeds exceeding thirty miles per hour.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly