Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt ate 100 McDonald’s Chicken McNuggets every day for 10 days during the 2008 Beijing Olympics. He went on to win three gold medals and set three world records.

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Encomia

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formal expressions of praise.

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Incommoded

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to cause inconvenience or discomfort to someone.

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Sagacity

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acuteness of mental discernment and sound judgment.

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to set out or embark upon a journey or activity.

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serving as a symbol or representative of something.

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a person’s social environment or surroundings.

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to make (a disease or its symptoms) less severe or unpleasant without removing the cause.

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a large number of items in no order; a confused mass.

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