Word: adeptly
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Unger and Bill Tryon have alternated at the tailback position, in Princeton's buck-lateral single wing attack. Although the left-handed Unger is used primarily for passing and the right-handed Tryon for running, they have both proved fairly adept in either department...
...Wildcats boast an adept punter in freshman Bobby Renn, who, in last Saturday's game, averaged 44 yards on seven kicks, one of them a 78-yard quick-kick...
Twisting the lion's tail used to be diplomacy's favorite parlor game. The same rules still apply, but now it is known as plucking the eagle's feathers. Last week France's little businessman, Premier Antoine Pinay, proved himself adept at the game. By defying the U.S., he became a hero to all Frenchmen...
...wish I did. I do everything I can to detect them. I believe they are so adroit and adept they have infiltrated every security agency of the Government...
...heaped upon me such honors, it is more than a nomination I accept today. It is a dedication to the shining promise of tomorrow. As together we face that tomorrow, I beseech the prayers of all our people and the blessing and guidance of Almighty God." It was an adept as well as a heartfelt speech, opening on exactly the right note Eisenhower's campaign as the Republican nominee...