Word: competitors
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TIME prospered all the more. The gravity of world news--especially the war--stimulated the magazine's reporting and its genius for packaging news. TIME became an influence in millions of American lives. It inspired a competitor, Newsweek (which began publication in 1933). It acquired siblings--FORTUNE (1930), LIFE (1936), The March of Time (1935), Architectural Forum (1932). Luce had a golden touch...
...triple jump, Gyorffy soared for an amazing 12.27 meters. To give you a sense of her dominance, Gyorffy's winning jump exceeded that of her closest competitor by nearly two feet...
...Harvard school records in the high jump and triple jump, established a Heps record and personal best in the high jump with a 1.91-meter, first-place finish. Gyorffy's winning time of 12.27 meters in the triple jump was almost two feet longer than that of her closest competitor...
...minute: she hit the ice during her first triple Lutz and never recovered, taking with her the talk of a red-white-and-blue sweep. The world offered up its best--Russian siren Maria Butyrskaya, China's comeback kid Chen Lu and French wonder woman Surya Bonaly--but one competitor, Elena Sokolova, voiced what everyone knew: "It's really between Tara and Michelle...
...Stojko--as his coach revealed after the competition was over--had been suffering from a groin injury for the past month. The strain on his body became all too evident during the crucial 4.5-min. free skate on Saturday. (The free skate counts for two-thirds of a competitor's final score.) Kulik won the gold with an effortless show, and Stojko was forced to settle for silver, as he did in Lillehammer. Except this time the Canadian hobbled to the medals podium in pain, hugged his rival and went straight to the hospital for treatment...