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Word: clutches (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...matter how potent the offense, every team must prevent drives from dying by converting on third and fourth downs. This season, Harvard has been unbelievably efficient in the clutch...

Author: By Zachary T. Ball, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Interception Puts Final Nail in Coffin | 11/16/1997 | See Source »

...Seattle and New York were gypped (That is, if you really believe that Sandy Alomar slid across home plate without leaving any dirt on it). Both went down to teams that, over the course of four and five-game series, proved their mettle with clearly superior starting pitching and clutch hitting, and wholly deserve their spots in the Championship Series...

Author: By Daniel G. Habib, | Title: Sadly, Yankees Go Home | 10/9/1997 | See Source »

Larissa Tsibliyev sighed deeply. She knew her husband's dark moods and had learned to read the signs, like the way he would melodramatically groan and clutch at his heart when he was under stress. But in all the years of his service to the motherland, she had never seen him look so troubled...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: LIFE AFTER MIR | 9/1/1997 | See Source »

...astounding: scrub plains without the scrub, prairie land without the prairie grass. The eye, schooled to scout such familiar terrain for equally familiar landmarks, scanned briefly for cactus until common sense reminded the viewer that there would be none. "The little engine that could," said Manning after the first clutch of pictures appeared, "did." Added Muirhead: "We've scored a major home run here...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: UNCOVERING THE SECRETS OF MARS | 7/14/1997 | See Source »

...Ling is not alone. Weitzel coined names for other IM stars as well. Algra is "The Money Store" because he's so clutch; Cho is "The Sparkplug;" Sanchez is Herman "The House" Sanchez; Dosios is "The Greek Wonderchild;" Nicholson is "The General;" and Reid is "The Interior Muscle," for his rebounding skill...

Author: By Eric F. Brown, | Title: Seniors Lead Cabot to Glory in Straus Cup Competition | 6/5/1997 | See Source »

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