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Word: disasterous (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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Only a sweep of the last two rounds carried Clay back from the brink of disaster.

Author: By Peter R. Kann, | Title: Clay Wins 'mid Derision, No Knockout, a Decision | 3/14/1963 | See Source »

For the fans who saw cocky Cassius as a new Jack Johnson, or the golden boy come to save boxing from dirt and dullness, the fight was a disaster.

Author: By Peter R. Kann, | Title: Clay Wins 'mid Derision, No Knockout, a Decision | 3/14/1963 | See Source »

When Clifford Prout, Jr. comes to Harvard (in late March or early April), he will probably declare Cambridge a "moral disaster area" because of its tolerance of animal nudity. In Prout's view the sight of naked animals "triggers moral deterioration and helps explain why there is so much juvenile...

Author: By Andrew T. Weil, | Title: College May Ban Animal Nudity | 3/9/1963 | See Source »

As you have correctly reported. I did write that the Bay of Pigs disaster could have been avoided if the Administration had shown greater interest in the newsmen's estimates of the Cuban situation at the time. At this time, I also feel that our national understanding of the Cuban...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: VISAS AND CUBA | 3/8/1963 | See Source »

Parked in Space. The disaster nearly destroyed us, says Project Manager Jack James. "We were really low. There was a what's-the-use attitude that lasted about five days. But then we began to think about Mariner II. Everything was riding on the next one." The lab'...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Space Exploration: Voyage to the Morning Star | 3/8/1963 | See Source »

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