Word: clincher
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...Journal, of the American Medical Association, Philadelphia's Dr. Erich Urbach described a few patients who evidently had diabetes, but whose symptoms were only skin deep. Both blood and urine were normal, but their skins broke out, or itched, and gave a high sugar test. The diagnostic clincher: their skins cleared up after diabetic treatment (insulin and diet...
...Clincher. In Los Angeles, Mrs. William T. Caldwell II testified that her husband had such a temper that he had smashed several bottles of bourbon. "Full bottles?" asked the judge. Told that they were, the judge unhesitatingly said: "Divorce granted...
Although the solemn Tigers had stumbled and bumbled before applying the clincher, betters made them 13 to 10 favorites over their World Series rivals, the Chicago Cubs. Thanks to Pitcher Hank Borowy (and with the compliments of Yankee Boss Larry MacPhail, who decided in mid-season that he needed $100,000 more than he needed an outstanding pitcher like Borowy), the Cubs copped their pennant a day earlier-after giving Chicagoans almost as many palpitations as Detroiters had ruffered...
...Policy. But the clincher came from the White House with publication of President Truman's directive to Mac-Arthur, sent to him before he set foot in Japan. Its salient features...
...Then he landed a crushing left that made Montgomery's knees buckle, followed with a right cross that suddenly lifted the champ clear of the floor, sent him into a ridiculous skid on his backside. Nothing but inexperience kept the Mexican from exploiting his Sunday punch with a clincher. After groggy Montgomery picked himself up, Moran danced and jabbed his way to an easy win on points...