Beaten to the punch?
<p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: “<span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="putting">putting</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="beaten">beaten</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="punch">punch</span>.” <span word="What">What</span> <span word="does">does</span> “<span word="beaten">beaten</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="punch">punch</span>” <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Someone">Someone</span> <span word="else">else</span> <span word="published">published</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="first">first</span>, <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="all">all</span>.</p><p>“<span word="I">I</span>”, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="writing">writing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="report">report</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="else">else</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="first">first</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="competition">competition</span>, <span word="our">our</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="would">would</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="contest">contest</span>.</p><p><span word="Beaten">Beaten</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="punch">punch</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="originally">originally</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sporting">sporting</span> <span word="term">term</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="boxing">boxing</span> <span word="obviously">obviously</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="boxing">boxing</span>, <span word="two">two</span> <span word="fighters">fighters</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> (<span word="punch">punch</span>) <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="fists">fists</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="boxer">boxer</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="consistently">consistently</span> <span word="beat">beat</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="punch">punch</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="he">he</span> (<span word="or">or</span> <span word="she">she</span>) <span word="always">always</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="first">first</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="boxer">boxer</span>, <span word="being">being</span> <span word="faster">faster</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="agile">agile</span>.</p><p><span word="Similarly">Similarly</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> 100 <span word="meters">meters</span> <span word="dash">dash</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="runner">runner</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="beats">beats</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="finish">finish</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="wins">wins</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="race">race</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="short">short</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="goal">goal</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="reaches">reaches</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="beaten">beaten</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="goal">goal</span>.</p><p><span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="shared">shared</span> <span word="objective">objective</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="matter">matter</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="researching">researching</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="article">article</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="beating">beating</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="daughter">daughter</span> <span word="Ivanka">Ivanka</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="punch">punch</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="announcing">announcing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="birth">birth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="son">son</span>. <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="announcing">announcing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boy">boy</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="birth">birth</span>.</p><p><span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="is">is</span> “<span word="a">a</span> <span word="winner">winner</span>”, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="know">know</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="candidate">candidate</span> <span word="constantly">constantly</span> <span word="reminds">reminds</span> <span word="us">us</span>. <span word="Donald">Donald</span>…. <span word="well">well</span>, <span word="never">never</span> <span word="mind">mind</span>, <span word="here">here</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bit">bit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="detail">detail</span> (<span word="Dad">Dad</span> <span word="Saves">Saves</span> <span word="Ivanka">Ivanka</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Trouble">Trouble</span> <span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="Announcing">Announcing</span> <span word="Baby">Baby</span> <span word="News">News</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Holly">Holly</span> <span word="Williams">Williams</span>, <span word="ContactMusic">ContactMusic</span>.<span word="com">com</span>, <span word="October">October</span> 15, 2013):</p>
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