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Word: defeatism (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Harvard men's and women's fencing teams next see action in February against Princeton. The swordsmen (3-2 overall, 1-1 Ivy) and swordswomen (4-1 overall, 1-1 Ivy) each ended the first portion of their seasons with three victories against one defeat two weeks ago in New York...

Author: By Casey J. Lartigue jr., | Title: Baseggio Finishes 4th In Epee Tournament | 12/12/1988 | See Source »

HERE'S a prediction: the first legislative defeat that the new Congress will deal to President-elect George Bush will be an increase in the national minimum wage. Ronald Reagan successfully fought attempts to raise the wage floor, which has languished at $3.35 per hour since 1981, but Bush will not be able to resist the tide...

Author: By John L. Larew, | Title: Wage-ing a War | 12/10/1988 | See Source »

...Harvard women's basketball team feasted on Hartford, 80-63, last night at Briggs Cage and erased the taste of a bitter defeat...

Author: By Christine Dimino, | Title: W. Cagers Gun Down Hartford, 80-63 | 12/9/1988 | See Source »

Hopefully, Kennedy will be able to nip his Kennedyitis in the bud. Perhaps the best cure for that ailment is defeat, something to which Kennedys are normally immune...

Author: By Colin F. Boyle, | Title: A Cure for Kennedyitis | 12/8/1988 | See Source »

Cist had one of the two five-game matches. After a see-saw battle with Slyvia Price for the first four games, Cist turned her game up a notch to defeat Price in the deciding game...

Author: By Michael J. Lartigue, | Title: Racquetwomen Crush Trinity, 7-2 | 12/8/1988 | See Source »

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