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Race

/rˈeɪs/
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(noun) A contest between people, animals, vehicles, etc. where the goal is to be the first to reach some objective.

Having run the race, Jane had two glasses of barley tea.
He came in fifth in the race.
CEFR Practice Quiz
She trained for months to compete in the annual ten-kilometer ____ through the city center.

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