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Word: alibied (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...disgraceful fact that many do not care enough about their elections to take a short walk. At least it would be worth while to see if these delinquents would fall into line if they didn't have to exert themselves too much; also, they would have no "alibi" for not voting. J. K. WHITE...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Communication | 2/10/1921 | See Source »

...practically a certainty. We can only win if there are some red-blooded he-men around Cambridge who can parallel the group who wouldn't accept anything but vicoty from 1912 to 1915. There is a lot more satisfaction in celebrating a victory than in hunting up an alibi for a defeat...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: NINETEEN TWENTY? | 9/27/1920 | See Source »

...playing undergraduates. We can win if there are some red-blooded he-men around Cambridge who can parallel the group who wouldn't accept anything but victory from 1912 to 1915. There is a lot more satisfaction in celebrating a victory than in hunting up an alibi for a defeat...

Author: By James L. Knox ., (SPECIAL ARTICLE FOR THE CRIMSON) | Title: FOOTBALL TEAM FACES HARD GAMES NEXT FALL | 6/16/1920 | See Source »

...tape in the games this afternoon, and thus cornering the straw market at the "Coop." Meanwhile the proletariat in the cheering sections can only jingle loose pennies in the pockets of their ulsters, well-worn by frequent use in the last few weeks, and find paltry satisfaction in the alibi supplied by the Weather...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: STRAW HATS TODAY | 5/15/1920 | See Source »

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