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Word: clutchings (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...rivers run. Since then, 100 years have swept across the parched Arizona buttes. Now the grass grows sparsely, and water must be hauled from distant wells. As the Navajos' population expands, opportunities shrink. Young men go away. Elders lose esteem. By passed by white progress, the Navajos clutch the tatters of their treaty promises and watch the old ways...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Civil Rights: Revolt on the Reservation | 3/14/1969 | See Source »

...52nd consecutive win for the Eli mermen, and enabled them to complete another season as undefeated champions of the Eastern Intercollegiate Swimming League. Harvard, with the help of clutch victories over Navy and Dartmouth, complied a 5-3 league record to finish in fourth place...

Author: By Bennett H. Beach, | Title: Murphy, Cahalan Star, But Eli Mermen Triumph | 3/10/1969 | See Source »

...Noble's jump shot and Dover's two free throws cut the lead to three, but Bruin sophomores Billy Kahn and Jack Rothemich came up with the clutch plays to hold off the charging Crimson...

Author: By Richard D. Paisner, (SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON) | Title: Brown Tops Hoopsters In 68-67 Heartbreaker | 3/1/1969 | See Source »

there are a standard clutch, a brake and an accelerator, a steering wheel and a two-speed forward, neutral and re verse gearshift. Power is supplied by a 12-h.p. lawn-mower engine that runs two hours on a gallon...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Autos: Hill-and-Gully Riders | 2/28/1969 | See Source »

Buddy Witkowski netted a jumper for the Big Red; Gallagher got one of the points back on the first half of a one-and-one. Cornell's Jeff Lubbers made two clutch free throws to cut the lead to four, and then Witkowski stole a Harvard pass, drove for a layup, got fouled by Gustavson, and completed the three-point play...

Author: By Richard D. Paisner, | Title: Cagemen Triumph Over Big Red, 84-77, Explode for Sixteen Points in Overtime | 2/24/1969 | See Source »

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