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Word: lapping (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Mahoney is unsure precisely what he'll be doing for Mother Teresa, but suggests several possibilities--work in a home for the dying, in a leper colony, or in an orphanage. He certainly won't be living in the lap of luxury: for his first two months. he'll reside "in a common room of sorts with a group of brothers" who will also work with Mother Teresa. After that, Teresa's order will no longer be able to fund his room and board--and Mahoney is prepared to make...

Author: By Paul A. Engelmayer, | Title: Bound for Calcutta | 6/4/1981 | See Source »

...Boeing 747. The coast-to-coast flight required an overnight refueling stop in Oklahoma. As a result, the ship that circled the earth in 90 minutes and plunged back into the atmosphere at 25 times the speed of sound took a full day to complete the final lap of its epic journey...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Space: Loafing on the Last Lap | 5/11/1981 | See Source »

...student sits stunned. The professor goes to the student's desk, picks up his books and dumps them in his lap...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Money Chase | 5/4/1981 | See Source »

Pappy called Clabby's 880 victory tremendous, saying the neck-and-neck struggle down the last lap was the "gutsiest race I've seen...

Author: By James S. Mcguire, | Title: Women's Track Beats B.U. To Capture GBC Crown | 4/27/1981 | See Source »

Going into the final race B.U. was leading 76 to 72 1/2, but suprisingly B.U.--which actively recruits and whose British Olympian Sharon Colyear, won three events--could not field a 3200-meter relay team. Thus, the Crimson ended the meet easily, taking the relay by about half a lap...

Author: By James S. Mcguire, | Title: Women's Track Beats B.U. To Capture GBC Crown | 4/27/1981 | See Source »

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