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Word: brainiest (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Frank Culling Albert is easily the most spectacular T-quarterback going, and possibly the brainiest (chief rival: Sid Luckman of the Chicago Bears). Frankie is light (170 lbs.) and fast, and constantly working at what he considers his great talent: ball handling. Even in practice, he constantly asks his teammates whether they could see the ball on that last play. After one game, he asked the radio announcer how often he fooled...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: The Left-Hander | 11/1/1948 | See Source »

...heart-quickening.. One good and typical reason could be found in the young stalwart who led the parade this week. Chosen by the Tactical Officers last June to command the Corps of Cadets during his final year, First Cadet Captain Robert Evans ("Woody") Woods was not necessarily the brainiest (he was 605th at graduation), the most personable, nor the most popular member of his class. He was chosen because he best combined the qualities that West Point stands...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: The Long Grey Line | 6/11/1945 | See Source »

...more members of what is without question the largest and is considered by some to be the brainiest class to enter in Harvard's history signed and shoved their way through the registration melee yesterday to swell the roster of the Class of '46 to within three of the predicted 1380. New Provisional Students swelled the total to 714 newcomers...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: 714 MASTER REGISTRATION MELEE; OLD STUDENTS ENTER 9-12:30 TODAY | 9/26/1942 | See Source »

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