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Word: soarers (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...eagle-faced Philip Wills, the oldest (52) pilot in the meet, soared off with the overall combined championship in a British-built Sky. Runner-Up Gerard Pierre of France, the meet's youngest (22) contestant, broke down and wept. Slowly knocking the ashes from his pipe, Soarer Wills peered down through his spectacles and said: "My boy, you have plenty of time ahead of you to become champion...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: The Birds' Apprentices | 7/28/1952 | See Source »

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