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Word: dismalness (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Meanwhile, UMD is rebounding from a mediocre start. After missing the NCAA play-downs in 1985-'86 by finishing fourth in the WCHA (21-12-1), the Bulldogs started this year with a dismal 1-7-1 record. Granted, the competition in the WHCA is a lot tougher than the ECAC, but 1-7-1 ain't good in any league...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Icemen Streak to Duluth Clash | 12/12/1986 | See Source »

...while Keffer was having an outstanding shooting night, the Crimson shot poorly overall--41 percent from the floor and a dismal 38 percent from the charity line...

Author: By Jennifer M. Frey, | Title: Keffer Nets 30 But Women Cagers Fall | 12/8/1986 | See Source »

...last season--the cagers' worst since their 1951-'52 campaign--four freshmen and a sophomore were starting for the Crimson, which wound up with a dismal 6-20 mark (2-12 in the Ivies...

Author: By Geoffrey Simon, | Title: Caution: Rebuilding in Progress at Briggs | 12/6/1986 | See Source »

...Stallone was a dismal 4-for-20 for 31 yards and no touchdowns. The Harvard defense sacked him four times...

Author: By Geoffrey Simon, | Title: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About The Game... | 11/25/1986 | See Source »

...imagine, therefore, all 180 degrees of love triangles--hate triangles, too--which pierce the already dismal dramatic situation. Garcin, a cowardly journalist who neglected his wife, finds himself attracted to Inez, who was a mail-clerk and a lesbian. Unfortunately for Garcin, the dead Inez has retained her latter tendencies. Misanthrope that she is, Inez, in turn, finds herself attracted to the baby-killer Estelle, a vacuous, fallen debutante who wishes Hell had mirrors. And, completing the triangle, poor little rich Estelle would just love to jump in the sack with Garcin...

Author: By Deborah E. Copaken, | Title: Professional Existentialism | 11/21/1986 | See Source »

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