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Word: boated (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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Harvard breezed through the regular season, running up four straight decisive wins. The Crimson has already defeated every boat that could conceivably be a serious challenge on Saturday...

Author: By Peter A. Landry, | Title: Crimson Lightweights Defend Eastern Sprint Title | 5/12/1972 | See Source »

...seeds in their first four races, were buried in ninth position. Had they been placed either eighth or tenth, they would have had a fighting chance of qualifying for the finals. Now, pitted against a Harvard eight that walloped them by four and a half lengths and a Penn boat that will take any measures necessary to place above third in their heat, Princeton appears doomed...

Author: By John L. Powers, | Title: Powers of the Press | 5/11/1972 | See Source »

...steady 34-35 pace, but the letdown came far too late to make any difference for the Tigers. By the 1000-meter mark the Crimson had open water on the desperate Tiger eight, who, despite a strong and smooth performance, could not gain on the streaking Crimson boat...

Author: By Peter A. Landry, | Title: Lightweights Overwhelm Princeton by Two Lengths | 5/8/1972 | See Source »

...This gives us an enormous lift," Gladstone said after the race. "Up until today there were some serious questions about what would happen against an outstanding crew. This week we've finally begun to realize that we can move this boat--we've got the confidence...

Author: By Peter A. Landry, | Title: Lightweights Overwhelm Princeton by Two Lengths | 5/8/1972 | See Source »

...Peter Green, who turned a standard deck into a riffle of 54 political caricatures (including the two obvious jokers, William F. Buckley Jr. and Norman Mailer). All the black cards are Republicans, the reds Democrats. Deuce of spades is Little David Eisenhower in a sailor suit, clutching a toy boat. Tricia Nixon Cox, the four of spades, is a Playboy Bunny. Eugene McCarthy, the three of hearts, is Hamlet meditating upon a skull. A constabulary George Wallace is rated the jack of diamonds. The cards have been popular enough to go into their third edition, but they obviously need some...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AMERICAN NOTES: Humphrey? Go Fish | 5/8/1972 | See Source »

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