Word: crackly
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...section (generally about a tenth of a stadium's capacity) at international matches, the non-whites frequently show their resentment by cheering loudly for any team not composed of South Africans. Three weeks ago, at a rugby match between the British Lions and South Africa's own crack Springboks, the black cheers for Britain almost drowned out white enthusiasm for the local club...
...whistle stops and the tank towns are behind him. He earned his crack at the light-heavyweight title and won it from Joey Maxim; he knocked off Bobo Olson (TIME, July 4) and won a shot at Rocky Marciano, the heavyweight champ. At 38, after 20 years in the ring, he is ready for that real fight...
...stirrups and looked behind. Clifford Mooers's Traffic Judge was closing fast. Willie just flicked his whip; he never hit Swaps once. The California champion reached out and finished a length in front. He had covered the mile-and-three-sixteenths in 1:54 3/5 to crack the track record and tie the American standard for the turf distance...
...rose-colored shirts, Urruty and his teammates looked a little too frail for so tough a game, but the very first serve dispelled any Basque doubts. Urruty bounced the pelota, caught it in his chistera and slung it against the wall with whiplash speed. There was a sharp, dry crack, and the ball had bounced back 60 yards. The Spaniards were already on the defensive...
...auto credit has not already broken through the ceiling, it has definitely begun to crack the plaster...