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When he showed signs of life, they took him again, this time tying a rope around his neck and dragging him through prickly pear cactus, and eventually dragged him behind a horse around a hundred-yard circuit.
EMPIRE OF THE SUMMER MOON S. C. Gwynne 2010
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Five years earlier, Robinson had set a “world record” of 13.5 seconds for the hundred-yard backward dash, the first time that such a bizarre feat was chronicled.
Satch, Dizzy & Rapid Robert Timothy M. Gay 2010
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And really, there will be a certain tension between elderly and disabled riders and the yuppie, lounging in a fern bar until the time arrives for a hundred-yard dash in 9.8 seconds to catch the 23A.
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Five years earlier, Robinson had set a “world record” of 13.5 seconds for the hundred-yard backward dash, the first time that such a bizarre feat was chronicled.
Satch, Dizzy & Rapid Robert Timothy M. Gay 2010
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When it came time for her first event, the hundred-yard crawl, she walked up to the starting spot as if she could see as well as the other competitors.
DIAMOND RUBY Joseph Wallace 2010
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When it came time for her first event, the hundred-yard crawl, she walked up to the starting spot as if she could see as well as the other competitors.
DIAMOND RUBY Joseph Wallace 2010
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When it came time for her first event, the hundred-yard crawl, she walked up to the starting spot as if she could see as well as the other competitors.
DIAMOND RUBY Joseph Wallace 2010
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Five years earlier, Robinson had set a “world record” of 13.5 seconds for the hundred-yard backward dash, the first time that such a bizarre feat was chronicled.
Satch, Dizzy & Rapid Robert Timothy M. Gay 2010
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When asked to imagine themselves taking the same hundred-yard shot, the less experienced golfers, in contrast to the professional players, activated a diffuse set of brain areas—including those involved in fear and anxiety.
Choke Ph.D. Sian Beilock 2010
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However, it's a bit like saying that in a hundred-yard dash whose finish line is a clifftop, the runner who is speeding ahead will be the winner.
Clay Farris Naff: Is Religion Good for Us? Former Dawkins Acolyte Now Says Yes! 2010
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