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Word: clingingness (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Maine, currently clinging to the coveted number eight position, has completed its first Division 1 schedule at 10-11-1. The Black Bears can now sit back, like Tom Weiskopf in the clubhouse after 18 holes, and wait to see if Cornell can defeat Providence and B.U. to slip into...

Author: By Jim Hershberg, | Title: Icemen: Still a Stride Away | 3/5/1980 | See Source »

This strategy stands in stark contrast to the last time the Liberals gained a majority. In the summer of 1974, clinging to a tenuous minority, the Liberals pushed Trudeau into the spotlight, presenting leadership as the crucial issue. He seemed unequivocally the best leader, and the Canadian electorate vested its...

Author: By Laurence S. Grafstein, | Title: A Second Coming | 2/23/1980 | See Source »

Five minutes before the celebrations could begin, with the United States Olympic hockey team clinging to a tenuous 4-3 lead over the heavily-favored squad from the Soviet Union, coach Herb Brooks could be heard above the din of 8500 frenzied fans. "Play your game!" he shouted at his...

Author: By Jim Hershberg, | Title: U.S. Hockey Team Upsets Favored Soviets, 4-3 | 2/23/1980 | See Source »

But you're still clinging to someone you deplore

Author: By Bruce Schoenfeld, | Title: Fallen Music | 2/12/1980 | See Source »

With the thinclads clinging to a 66-65 lead, McCurdy elected to lead off the relay with Murphy. The junior All-American, who had expected to run only one event because of painful blisters on his feet, sprinted in front and handed the baton to Scidmore with a five-foot...

Author: By Bruce Schoenfeld, | Title: Tracksters Upset Huskies, 71-65 | 1/14/1980 | See Source »

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