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Word: broking (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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Injuries and illness almost broke the squash team's back in the pre-exam rush, but coach Dave Fish shuffled and scrambled enough to put together a 7-2 victory over Williams during the reading period and keep the racquetmen's record unblemished, raising...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Aquamen Head Up Foursome Of Squads Still Undefeated | 1/31/1979 | See Source »

...part of its new public relations strategy, American Motors has revived an old maxim: "If you don't have anything good to say, don't say anything at all." So last week AMC broke a 20-year industry tradition and stopped releasing ten-day sales figures; instead, it will give out monthly reports. After a fourth straight year of declining car sales, executives felt that bad news in twelve lumps is better than the same news meted out in 36 installments. American Motors also points out that its Jeep is not included in the car sales reports...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Good News Only | 1/29/1979 | See Source »

...hand in hers, the emotionally charged impact equals the scene in The Miracle Worker where Helen Keller first comprehends the sign for water. Longing to sleep "like other people," Merrick, who could only achieve rest by lowering his huge head on his knees, lay down one night in 1890, broke his neck and died...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theater: Freak No More | 1/29/1979 | See Source »

...Steelers broke the game open in the third quarter with two touchdowns in 11 seconds, but the Cowboys scored 14 points in the last three minutes of the game, narrowing the margin to four points...

Author: By Jeffrey R. Toobin, | Title: Steelers Win Super Bowl In Offensive Battle, 35-31 | 1/22/1979 | See Source »

Rebounding from a decisive 10-0 loss to Boston State two days earlier, the women's ice hockey team broke open a close contest Saturday afternoon with four third-period goals en route to a 6-1 exhibition victory over Concord Academy at Walter Brown Arena...

Author: By Jim Hershberg, | Title: Icewomen Win As Fischer Nets Hat | 1/15/1979 | See Source »

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