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/reɪs/ 
| singular | race |
| plural | races |
- 1[countable] a competition that decides who is the fastest at doing something, especially running
training for a big race
a close/difficult/tough race
win/lose a race:Marlene needs to win the last race to retain her title.
- a.a competition in which a person, organization, business, or country tries to win something or be the first to do somethingrace for:
There are three main candidates in the race for the presidency.
a race to do something:We are losing the race to find a cure for AIDS.
the race is on (=it has started):The race is on to save one of the country’s most endangered species.
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arms race
phrases
a race against time
the human race
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