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The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
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2009
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rac·er
/ ˈrāsər/
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n.
1.
an animal or means of transportation bred or designed esp. for racing.
∎
a person who competes in races.
2.
a fast-moving, harmless, and typically slender-bodied snake (Coluber and other genera, family Colubridae).
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RACER Computer Corp. Announces Tech Data As Elite National Distributor; RACER and Tech Data Team Up to Leverage Strengths in Providing Racer-Branded Products Globally.
Business Wire; 9/9/1999; 700+ words
; ...PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 9, 1999-- RACER Computer Corp. (RACER) Thursday announced a distribution agreement with...global distributor of technology products to distribute Racer-branded computer desktops, laptops and peripherals...
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RACER Announces Ingram Micro as Strategic Distributor of Racer Label Computer Systems.
Business Wire; 1/27/2000; 700+ words
; Business Editors PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 27, 2000 RACER and Ingram Micro Team Up to Expand Global Distribution of Racer Branded Computer Systems RACER, the Racer-label computer systems division of electronics manufacturer...
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RACER Computer Company's Success as Top Ranking Second Tier Computer Manufacturer Leads to Restructuring and Renaming of Company.
Business Wire; 1/19/2000; 700+ words
; ...Editors & Technology Writers PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 19, 2000 RACER Computer Corporation Becomes RACER, a Division of Xeba Inc. RACER Computer Corporation (RACER), a global ISO 9002-certified manufacturer and distributor...
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RACER Computer Corp. Announces Strategic Partnership with Dynamic Technology of China.
Business Wire; 8/19/1999; 700+ words
; ...WIRE)--Aug. 19, 1999-- Alliance will open the Asia-Pacific corridor for distribution of RACER computer products RACER Computer Corp. (RACER) Thursday announced the addition of a new international strategic partner, Dynamic Technology...
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SCCA Spec Racer Results
News Wire article from: AP Online; 6/15/1998; 465 words
; ...Saturday of the 22-lap, 49.5-mile Spec Racer Ford Pro Series race at the Mid-Ohio...Warren Stilwell, Hartville, Ohio, Spec Racer Ford, 22. 2. (2) Neil Tilbor, New Smyma Beach, Fla., Spec Racer Ford, 22. 3. (5) John Strickler...
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 "Beacon News, The (Aurora, IL)")
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`RACER' A GOOD GAME HIDING BEHIND `STAR WARS' FLUFF
Newspaper article from: Beacon News, The (Aurora, IL); 5/31/1999; 700+ words
; ...exception. Star Wars: Episode 1 -- Racer is one of the first to be released, but it is by no means the last. Racer is exactly what the name would suggest...racing scene from The Phantom Menace, Racer allows the player to step into the shoes...
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 "Portland Press Herald (Maine)")
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Black racers run with radios ; The tracking project will help biologists determine the snake's local range.
Newspaper article from: Portland Press Herald (Maine); 6/23/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...know where black racers hibernate, Mays...implanted black racer, which had been...because of the black racer, he said. Black racers are generally found...first two black racers in an old sand pit...tanning bed. A black racer is jet black over...
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LEGO(R) Racers for Nintendo(R) 64 Rockets Onto Store Shelves First LEGO Product Ever for a Video Game Console System Available Immediately, Backed by a Multimillion Dollar Marketing Campaign.
PR Newswire; 10/27/1999; 700+ words
; ...press: "...LEGO Racers -- developed by High...the best mini-car racer of the year...LEGO Bricks, [LEGO Racers] is a guilty pleasure...champion: Rocket Racer. Product Information Title: LEGO Racers Format: PC CD-ROM...
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'Speed Racer' Film a Far Cry from Its Anime Roots
Transcript from: NPR Morning Edition; 5/8/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...Morning Edition 05-08-2008 'Speed Racer' Film a Far Cry from Its Anime Roots Host...there was a popular cartoon called "Speed Racer." It had a really different style. The...to see its new movie version of "Speed Racer." NPR's Elizabeth Blair reports that...
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BOY RACERS; The race of their lives
Newspaper article from: The Press; 4/2/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...being the boy or girl racers at the wheel. In Christchurch...people killed in boy-racer accidents in the last...drivers. Christchurch boy racers have also seriously injured...actual proportion of boy- racer activity in non-fatal...complaints about boy racers to the police involve...
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racer
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
racer name for several related...Coluber. All of the racers are nonpoisonous...snakes. The black racer, C. constrictor...Latin name. The black racer is satiny black, with...Masticophis ). The speckled racers are species of the...
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Auto Racing: USAC
Book article from: American Decades
...about the same speed as the Indy racers and seem closer to life to many...governing body for Indy-type racers, was formed in September 1955...different car from the Indy-type racer, he won his third Indianapolis...The first signs that Indy racers were about to be transformed...
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Robinson, Shawna
Book article from: Notable Sports Figures
...driver A s a woman stock car racer, Shawna Robinson has a long...was an amateur diesel truck racer and promoter who worked on vehicles...tracks, competing against male racers, who often resented her. At...made her debut as a stock car racer in the spring of 1988, finishing...
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National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
...plowed field. The most famous racers of the 1930s were all bootleg...Daytona Beach was a haven for racers, who used its hard-packed...Campbell, the most famous English racer, attempted to set a land speed...x2019; s shop favored by other racers. The Daytona Beach Chamber...
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Oldfield, Barney
Book article from: Notable Sports Figures
...The lightweight cycles used by racers were still too expensive for...records Oldfield and bicycle racer Fred Titus formed the Racycle...continued to tour as a bicycle racer. Becomes an Automobile Racer In 1902, Oldfield raced a gasoline...
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