Objecting to a preposition

[Cohen, Gerald Leonard]

Looks like a blend:
"...the first J.B. to make a U.S. Olympic team in more than 50 years."
"A J.B. hasn't been on a U.S. Olympic team for more than 50 years."

Gerald Cohen
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Wilson Gray wrote, Friday, March 07, 2014 1:58 PM:

>From my high school's alumni newsletter:

"... the first Junior Billiken to make a U.S. Olympic team _for_ more than
50 years ..."

That should be "in," right? Right?!

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-Wilson

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