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Word: blow (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...assumed widely that her candidacy would be a blow to the hopes of Rep. Jack Kemp of New York, who is trying to unite conservatives behind...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Kirkpatrick Opts Not to Run | 10/26/1987 | See Source »

...regatta itself? The MDC, reeling from the Examscam trial and allegations of drug abuse by officers, decides to strike a blow for morality by enforcing the alcohol ban on the Charles for 10 hours...

Author: By Alvar J. Mattei, | Title: Head Games | 10/26/1987 | See Source »

...even in my disappointment, for a Series properly bathed in advocacy. And both the Tigers and the Giants blow it. What was I supposed to do? The Twins or the Cards? Who cares? How could I sing the fan's song in a strange land in a strange land of roofs and carpets...

Author: By Stephen J. Gould, | Title: On Rooting | 10/26/1987 | See Source »

...came out in the first half a little sluggish and flat, and they took it to us," Harvard Coach Tim Wheaton said. "It can be a big psychological blow when you give up your first goal of the season, but we didn't give...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: 15th-Ranked Booters Stun Sixth-Ranked Huskies, 1-1 | 10/15/1987 | See Source »

Which really has had more of an effect on Americans' lives -- a major military blow like Pearl Harbor or some subtler event like the spread of television? Pearl Harbor or the automobile? Pearl Harbor or the computer? Pearl Harbor or the building of the welfare state? Pearl Harbor or the rise and fall of cheap energy? Pearl Harbor or the birth control pill...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: What Really Mattered | 10/12/1987 | See Source »

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