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Word: distinct (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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Indeed, the fact that the game will be played in Cambridge is a distinct Dartmouth advantage, as the Crimson hasn't won here in well over a year, yet hasn't lost on the road since...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: It's That Time of Year Again | 10/15/1977 | See Source »

...irrevocably committed to Israel's survival. Another Middle East war-potentially more devastating than all four previous ones-would be a cruel tragedy for Israelis and Arabs alike and a crushing blow to American interests in the area. Yet such a war remains a distinct, though distant possibility...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MIDDLE EAST: Geneva: the Palestinian Problem | 10/10/1977 | See Source »

...recently replaced the tapestry's linen backing (a once-in-50-years undertaking), the camera was used to photograph the naked back of the hanging-which had retained much of the vividness of the work's original colors. In the spectacular picture that resulted, every thread is distinct, the colors are brilliant and the tapestry looks three-dimensional...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Getting the Big Picture | 9/26/1977 | See Source »

...basic problem here is that this is a publication that in theory was run by the alumni, for all the alumni. It's supposed to be a distinct legal entity and it's not supposed to be run by the administration," Cronin said...

Author: By Roger M. Klein, | Title: Magazine Director Slots Remain Open | 9/26/1977 | See Source »

...relationship to the van: the true vanner has not merely romanced the motor vehicle in the traditional American way. Actually, the vanners have embraced and subjugated the homely panel truck and, with Pygmalion's zest if not his graces, have transmogrified it into something utterly new and distinct: a mobile monument to self. It is self-contained and self-containing, and its womby little room is packed with the motherly comforts of home, while its skin screams advertisements of the inhabitant's wistful dreams...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time Essay: There's No Madness Like Nomadness | 9/5/1977 | See Source »

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