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Word: contestable (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...addition to a triumph for the team he led, The Game was a triumph for the offensive line, where Brown and his hefty mates ground the much-vaulted Yale defense into the turf. The running game, especially on the 76-yd. touchdown march that opened the contest, proved to be Harvard's not-so-secret weapon...

Author: By Jeffrey R. Toobin, | Title: Proud Day for Captain Mike Brown | 11/19/1979 | See Source »

...Citizens Party cannot hope to elect its nominee; by jabbing at the tired programs of the major parties and launching fresh ideas of its own, it can help keep Kennedy honest and save the presidential race from degenerating into an empty contest of personalities...

Author: By Mark R. Anspach, | Title: Commoner Cause | 11/15/1979 | See Source »

Reagan, who stressed in his speech that he will attempt to appeal to Democrats in his bid for the presidency, said party labels will not matter in the 1980 election because the contest will "be a battle of philosophies...

Author: By Suzanne R. Spring, | Title: Reagan Courts Democrats, Businessmen | 11/15/1979 | See Source »

Sanacore also said the UMass contest might have been Harvard's "BEST GAME OF THE YEAR." Still, though Harvard won all the battles, UMass won the war--they fired the only shot that counted...

Author: By Stephen A. Herzenberg, | Title: UMass Topples Booters, 1-0 | 11/14/1979 | See Source »

...script seemed perfect--continual pressure from the clearly superior team and finally a goal late in the game. The writer made only one mistake--the wrong team scored. Bill Moran's goal with 5:17 left in a soccer contest yesterday in Amherst helped UMass steal victory from the Crimson...

Author: By Stephen A. Herzenberg, | Title: UMass Topples Booters, 1-0 | 11/14/1979 | See Source »

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