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Word: lapping (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Leading the pack of thinclad victories was Adam Dixon, who, in his first outdoor meet of the season, doubled in the 1500-and 800-meter events, setting new GBC records in both. In the latter event Dixon loped out of the pack in the first half lap and never looked back on the way to a 1:49.3 mark...

Author: By Daniel S. Benjamin, | Title: Thinclads Triumph, Retain GBC Laurels | 4/27/1981 | See Source »

...hereditary janitor class of the realm to leap out from a closet and drive us off with flailing push brooms. Every room seemed to have a fireplace, and we wondered what it would have been like to fall asleep in an over-stuffed armchair, Milton on your lap and a monogrammed tie around your neck. We were wearing Converse basketball sneakers. We were ashamed...

Author: By Paul M. Barrett, | Title: Yes Indeed, Quite Different | 4/21/1981 | See Source »

...arranges his book in his lap, keeping his place casually with a finger, as if he does not expect to be interrupted for long. He settles back. He speaks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Queen for a New Day | 4/20/1981 | See Source »

Caulkins' awesome swimming performance was the highlight of the second day of the four-day AAU Swimming Nationals being held at Harvard's Blodgett Pool. While the lanky schoolgirl slowly swam a victory lap on her back, the crowded auditorium rose to its feet, applauding the stellar performance for three long minutes...

Author: By Caroline R. Adams, | Title: Caulkins Blazes to American Record in 400 I.M. | 4/10/1981 | See Source »

...poorer: "After watching the whole thing, I felt obliged to buy the shirt." Assistant Picture Editor Sue Considine, who gathered the photos that accompany the cover stories, lost $120 from her pocketbook in a Greenwich Village restaurant. Says she: "Now I know to keep it on my lap...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Letter From The Publisher: Mar. 23, 1981 | 3/23/1981 | See Source »

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