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Word: competitors (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Bird proved superior in both the 200 freestyle and the 200 butterfly, finishing the butterfly even over three seconds ahead of the next competitor. Lutz, meanwhile, was golden in the 200 individual medley and the 200 breaststroke, in addition to the medley relay...

Author: By Joseph Kaufman, | Title: Aquamen Leave Quakers Sputtering, 80-22 | 2/23/1987 | See Source »

...this month. The Tech Force robots will move in response to a cartoon show that will debut in the fall, as well as to commands from a keyboard. The starting price is high: about $250 for a set of two hero robots, two villainous ones and two keyboards. Another competitor will be World Events Productions of St. Louis, which is developing interactive toys to accompany Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs. The show features a crew of outer-space cowpokes whose posse youngsters can join by aiming a six-gun "vaporizer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Zap,Zap! You're Dead, Lord Dread! | 2/9/1987 | See Source »

...duel began well enough for the New York Yacht Club's America II. The 12- meter sloop led its competitor, New Zealand, for most of their 24-mile match race on the choppy Indian Ocean off Fremantle, the port for Perth in Western Australia. But then the Fremantle Doctor, a blustery afternoon wind so-called because it cures the 100 degreesF temperatures of the antipodal summer onshore, blew in and riffled the pages of the record book. The fiber glass- hulled New Zealand, dubbed the "Plastic Fantastic," surged ahead on the wind and crossed the finish line 15 seconds ahead...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Victory for Plastic Fantastic | 12/29/1986 | See Source »

...series of video superstores that stock 10,000 movies, compared with the 2,000 titles in a typical neighborhood shop. With so many alternatives, few consumers feel any loyalty to one store. If the movie they want is out of stock, they simply drive a few blocks to a competitor's shop...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Clash of the Video Merchants | 11/17/1986 | See Source »

Gompers, who outdistanced his nearest competitor by over a minute, completed the 10,000-meter course in 23:44. Joe LeMay and Jon Luff, both of Princeton, crossed the finish line together in 24:56 to claim second and third place, respectively...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Harriers Third at HYPs | 10/25/1986 | See Source »

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