Word: clincher
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...last week of the campaign, her popularity had reached such a peak that the bookmakers had to close off betting when the odds reached 1 to 10 for a Williams victory. The clincher came when the Times of London unleashed its thunder, generally reserved for Conservative candidates, in her support. Said the Times: "It is hard to think of any other politician today who can inspire the warmth and trust that she does." The Times neatly absolved the nagging consciences of Crosby's Tory voters by reminding them that they did "not have to decide whether they would like...
...downed their Eli opponents. True to form, Kirkland House took a hard-fought 14-6 decision from Jonathan Edwards-Branford. After falling behind 6-0 on a touchdown, 30 seconds before halftime, K-House roared back when fullback John Gilles ran for a touchdown in the third quarter. The clincher was a 60-yd, return of an interception by Howard Needle, which saved the day for Publoball...
Frazier gave up three fifth-inning runs, and the Dodgers were off to a 9-2 clincher, their fourth straight victory after two opening losses and first world championship since 1965. Poor Frazier, 27, who began this split, struck, schizophrenic year as a minor league property of the St. Louis Cardinals, was the losing pitcher in three of the four. The only other three-time loser in a World Series was Claude Williams of the 1919 "Black Sox." The joke was that Frazier was the first to do it unintentionally...
...Hampshire's talented defense shut down Harvard in the second half, and the stickwomen were unable to register even a shot on goal. The clincher came at 11:52, when Mary Ellen Cullinane took a centering pass in the slot and flicked it past Lamont to complete the scoring...
...Greg Olson's brilliant penalty-killing, played a solid right wing on the "Instant Karma" connection with Olson and center Mike Watson--but the puck wouldn't go in for him. "We hit the post three times in the last five minutes...when that puck went in"--Burke's clincher--"I just said, 'It's about time...