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Word: 17th (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...battleships came by way of the latest designs of Clydeside and Newport News, Va. The Japanese bought Manhattan's disassembled Sixth Avenue Elevated as scrap iron (and returned it later with a bang). They also borrowed, from Britain's successful example of the 17th to null centuries, the notion that a poor island nation has a right and a destiny to build an empire. What they could not get by borrowing or adapting, they went after with a savagery that bloodied history with the rape of Nanking and the death march of Bataan...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: JAPAN: Land of the Reluctant Sparrows | 3/14/1955 | See Source »

Though some of Philosopher Hoffer's aphorisms are fatuous, The Passionate State of Mind demonstrates again his knack for neat, 17th century-style brooding on 20th century problems. Samples...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Dockside Montaigne | 3/14/1955 | See Source »

Cleary, who has already scored 68 points this season, will continue his attempt to break the NCAA scoring record of 84 set in 22 games. The game will be Cleary's 17th...

Author: By Bruce M. Reeves, | Title: Crimson Six Highly Favored In Traditional Game Tonight | 2/26/1955 | See Source »

Precision passing and shooting gave the Yardling hockey team a 12 to 5 victory over the hapless Brown freshmen last night at the Lynn Arena. The win was the 17th straight for the Yardlings...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Undefeated '58 Sextet Crushes Brown, 12-5 | 2/23/1955 | See Source »

...Yardling hockey team drubbed a hapless Princeton sextet, 14 to 1, at the Watson Rink Saturday to remain undefeated. The freshmen will seek their 17th straight victory tomorrow against Brown at 7 p.m. in the Lynn Arena...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: '58 Sextet Crushes Princeton, 14-1; Basketball Team Defeats Andover | 2/21/1955 | See Source »

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