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Word: championed (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...overjoyed that our glorious Magyar players have conquered the American reactionary agents and jumping jacks of dollar imperialism who fill those of us of the Hungarian People's Republic with disgust," Hungarian Radio Commentator Gyoergy Szepesi prattled into the microphone. The only ringside commentator at the world-champion table tennis tournament in Stockholm, ardent, 25-year-old Communist Szepesi was not going to pass up his chance to get in a plug for the new order...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: REFLECTIONS: Ping-Pong Imperialists | 2/21/1949 | See Source »

...Norris and Captain Jerry Gorman will face the Academy's Jack Craggie, national junior distance champion in the 220 and 440-yard freestyle races...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Swimmers Battle Army for Chance at EIL Title Tonight | 2/19/1949 | See Source »

...Kiraly of Hungary finished second and Edi Rada of Austria, the European figure skating champion, third in the final standings...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Button Retains World Skating Title | 2/18/1949 | See Source »

Walter B. Pitkin, glum champion of happiness (Life Begins at Forty), announced that he would take no notice of his 71st birthday: "There won't be any candles on the cake because there won't be any cake. I never celebrate anything, not even Christmas. Every day is the same to me." When the big day came, he was still working hard at his newest guide to success, Make Life Worth Living...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: People, Feb. 14, 1949 | 2/14/1949 | See Source »

...winning teams in each league will meet to decide the second round champion. This team will then battle it out with Hollis, which won in the before exams first round. The Athletic Committee plans to award Yard Championship medals to the players of the winning squad...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Yard Basketball Resumes Monday | 2/11/1949 | See Source »

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