Light winds and the traditional difficult run to the finish on the Derwent River left the outcome in doubt to the very end, even before the protest.

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The strong winds also caused several more cargo ships to run aground.

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We will harness the sun and the winds and the soil to fuel our cars and run our factories.

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It can only operate for 12 hours at a time, which will keep humans in the area, but its ability to run untethered below storms and cold Arctic winds should dramatically expand the territory that researchers can cover during their share of a larger five- to six-week journey.

ENGADGET: University of Victoria's Mano underwater robot to prowl Arctic waters for legendary ships

Progress is extended by reaching checkpoints before the clock winds down ala retro arcade racers, and no single run is alike thanks to a dynamically shifting track.

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On a notoriously violent patch of the Atlantic Ocean north of Scotland and 160 kilometers west of the Shetland Islands, where winds howl at 80 kilometers an hour and waves can run 30 meters high, a brutish red vessel rolls in a mounting breeze.

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The Lions tried to run the ball whenever possible, despite the heavy showers and strong winds in Cape Town.

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Today the quaint yellow bonde - the last streetcar still operating in Rio - continues its run over the old aqueduct (today called the Lapa Arches) and winds its way up into the cobblestone streets of Santa Teresa.

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Run by NOAA once aloft, the modernized satellite would focus on warning the Earth about incoming solar winds.

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