Word: lapping
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Then, finally, she got up and, barefoot, took her victory lap, waving the Australian and Aboriginal flags, which she tied into...
...used it to inoculate himself against Dole. And Gore has used it to inoculate himself against Bush, who for months has been hammering Clinton-Gore for having no coherent energy policy. But unlike the one in 1996, this year's release was not something that fell into the Democrats' lap. It was debated for months--and initially Gore and Clinton were opposed...
...elated after crossing the finish line in an Olympic-record-beating 20-km walk. What he didn't realize is that 400 m from victory, he committed his third "loss of continual contact with the ground"--an automatic out. Officials failed to reach him before he took a victory lap with the Mexican flag. He was halfway through an interview before getting the news...
...Candidates' pointed generosity means waitresses at local diner become unusually cheerful, stop pouring coffee in your lap...
...exceptionally fast race, with 14 runners finishing within two hours 30 minutes, Chepchumba and Simon both finished inside the previous Olympic best time. As she entered the stadium for one lap of the track Takahashi's race was nearly cut short by an overzealous official who stepped out with the finish ribbon, but realized her mistake and let the runner past to complete the race. Japanese journalists thronged the athlete afterward, wanting to interview their new heroine and her coach for special late editions of their newspapers...