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Word: defeated (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...dole," said the President of the U.S. "I'm not going to stand for it." Ike was angered by the attempts of congressional Democrats to turn his unemployment-compensation bill into a loosely drawn federal handout to the states. And last week's humiliating defeat of the Democratic bill in the House of Representatives (see The Congress) was impressive evidence that Dwight Eisenhower-looking better and feeling better, more willing to fight for his own programs, more willing to use the big stick of his veto power against programs he opposes-has galvanized his party into the most...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY: Tougher & Better | 5/12/1958 | See Source »

...Princeton definitely should be the better of the other two crews," Brown predicted. Although it lost to Cornell by about six feet earlier in the season, the Tiger lightweights set a course record on Lake Carnegie in Princeton last weekend. The Orange and Black was the only crew to defeat the Crimson lightweights last year, and then won the Thames Challenge Cup at Henley, England...

Author: By Michael Churchill, | Title: Lightweight Crew to Race Tigers, Elis | 5/9/1958 | See Source »

Although the Yale and Princeton Freshmen crews have both been beaten, Yale by Dartmouth and Princeton by Columbia, Coach Brown expects the Tiger shell to be much the tougher to defeat. So far the Crimson Freshmen are undefeated and their record includes a victory over Dartmouth...

Author: By Michael Churchill, | Title: Lightweight Crew to Race Tigers, Elis | 5/9/1958 | See Source »

...varsity golf team, hoping to bounce back from a 7-0 defeat suffered Wednesday at the hands of powerful Yale, will enter six players in the Eastern Intercollegiate championships at New Haven tomorrow. The tournament consists of 36 holes of medal play over a three-day period...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Six Crimson Golfers Enter Championship | 5/9/1958 | See Source »

...Junta, the second through seventh singles men will each move up a notch. Larry Sears, who has lost only once in regular season competition, will play at number one. Although he should have little trouble in disposing of his opponents this weekend, Sears must be at his best to defeat the Elis' Jon Clark...

Author: By Walter L. Goldfrank, | Title: Tennis Varsity Will Face Navy, Columbia Teams | 5/9/1958 | See Source »

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