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Word: defeat (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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Outplayed and outlasted, the Freshman hockey team went down to a 3 to 1 defeat at the hands of the Dartmouth first-year six on the Arena ice last Saturday afternoon...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FRESHMAN SKATERS ARE HUMBLED BY DARTMOUTH | 2/21/1927 | See Source »

...armies that are sweeping upon Shanghai are noticeably well trained in effective warfare. They repeatedly defeat forces of greater numerical strength. the chief instructor of those armies is a graduate of M. I. T. With the advancing forces rides a vigorous woman in a sedan chair. Her mere presence electrifies tiring and hungry soldiers into instant activity. She is Chung Ling Soong, widow of Sun Yat Sen, who has become a God to half of China. She is a graduate of Wesleyan College, Georgia, one of the first colleges for girls in the South. When Pelin falls and a unified...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: NURSERIES OF A NATION | 2/21/1927 | See Source »

...play was for the most part around the Newton cage; only some excellent work by Thompson the Orange and Black's goaltend saving his team from a heavier defeat...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: 1930 SEXTET WINS OVER NEWTON, 2-1 | 2/17/1927 | See Source »

...unheralded Georgetown freshman came from behind to defeat A.H. Miller '27, star University sprinter, in the 60 yard dash at the games of the New York Athletic Club in Madison Square Garden last night...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: MILLER FOLLOWS LINDMUTH NEW YORK A.C. SPRINTS | 2/15/1927 | See Source »

This formidable combination has swept though all opposition thus far, amassing 34 points to its opponents six. Beside the regular teams scheduled in the amateur league, Boston College was defeated 2-0 and Boston University 5-0. A possible basis of comparison is shown in the scant 1-0 defeat suffered by the Terriers at the hands of the Crimson...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: STICKMEN TAKE ON FORMER ICE STARS | 2/14/1927 | See Source »

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