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Word: defeatism (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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Then the election was held. Unaccountably, most unaccountably, Daniel F. Steck, Mr. Brookhart's Democratic opponent, led in the early returns. Still more unaccountably, he led in the later returns. Mr. Brookhart went to bed admitting his defeat and remarking that the electorate of Iowa had not understood the issues...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Marked for Victory | 11/17/1924 | See Source »

...game that was decided wholly by breaks, the University Seconds went down to defeat yesterday afternoon on Soldiers Field at the hands of the Brown Freshman combination by a score...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: 50-YARD RUN DEFEATS CRIMSON SECONDS 7 TO 6 | 11/15/1924 | See Source »

Pennsylvania has another hard battle on its hands with Penn State, but its great defense ought to be equal to the task. Penn is undefeated and is in no mood to have its record marred by a defeat from the Nittany Lions...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: MANY VERDICTS ARE IN DOUBT THIS AFTERNOON | 11/15/1924 | See Source »

...Crimson soccer team, with a completely reorganized forward line, will face Springfield at 2 o'clock this afternoon in an attempt to retrieve its early season reputation, lost by its 3. 0 defeat by Princeton last week...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: REORGANIZED CRIMSON SOCCER TEAM TO FACE SPRINGFIELD | 11/15/1924 | See Source »

...class of 1928 will turn out in full force tonight at 6:45 o'clock in Smith Halls Common Room, where the Freshman Mass Meeting will be held. Here they will give evidence to their team of their determination to defeat the Eli Freshmen tomorrow on Soldier's Field...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FRESHMEN TO CHEER THEIR TEAM TO VICTORY OVER YALE | 11/14/1924 | See Source »

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