The fastest rider on each course is dubbed KOM, for King of the Mountain, a term borrowed from the Tour de France.

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But Brock, dubbed "King of the Mountain" for his unparalleled record at the daunting track in New South Wales, said he viewed is as a genuine endurance win to compare with his others.

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Such measures reduce the purpose of leading to a mere king-of-the-mountain game: the one who dies with the most toys wins.

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Apple, at this moment, remains the king of the consumer technology mountain.

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Village shamans perform a series of rituals to the goddess of the winds (Grandmother Yeondeung), the Dragon King Yongwang and mountain gods.

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On one side, it reads, "Out of the mountain of despair, a stone of hope, " from Dr. King's speech, "I Have a Dream, " presented at the Lincoln Memorial, August 28, 1963.

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We soon learn about the dwarven kingdom of Erebor, a.k.a The Lonely Mountain, and Thror, its King Under the Mountain.

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