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Word: contendere (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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After four years as the new kid on the block, this year's squad proved to be a blockbuster Coach john Dooley turned the Crimson from a perennial loser into a playoff, contender. In his second year at the helm.

Author: By Jeffrey A. Zucker, | Title: Chapter Five | 3/10/1983 | See Source »

The breadth and brashness of Hawke's ambitions alarm some Australians as much as they delight others. The new contender is at once an urbane Rhodes scholar and a combative political gladhander, an articulate negotiator and a reformed alcoholic. He first attracted attention as president of the influential Australian...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Australia: Preying Hawke | 3/7/1983 | See Source »

With 12 Harvard swimmers scoring in the meet's first five individual events, the aquamen notched 156 points--far below the 228 points they tallied a year ago at west Point on the way to a new Eastern team scoring record of 662 point Surprise contender Brown holds second with...

Author: By L. JOSEPH Garcia, | Title: Aquamen Lead At Easterns | 3/4/1983 | See Source »

He noted that New Hampshire has only once voted for a Democratic contender in a general election since 1932, adding. "It's outrageous that they are so important to national politics."

Author: By John D. Solomon, | Title: Atkins Pushes Plan for Primaries | 3/1/1983 | See Source »

Dooley, who in his second year at the helm turned the Crimson from a perennial loser into a legitimate playoff contender, added that "I wouldn't want anyone to think that we're copping out. It was just that the selection, in the way it was done, left something to...

Author: By Jeffrey A. Zucker, | Title: Icewomen Garner, Then Reject Playoff Bid | 3/1/1983 | See Source »

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