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Word: dropping (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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Radio listeners thrilled as the assassin said, "Madre Concepción was merely the final drop of water which caused the overflow of my cup of intention. She had no inkling that I was preparing for my mission...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MEXICO: Ladies & Gentlemen | 11/12/1928 | See Source »

...greatest change in the numbers of men participating in the tests is shown in the columns of the reading exams figures each showing a decided drop during the last three years. It is apparent that the elementary requirements are met by most men now as before the change three years ago either through College Boards preparatory school credit or elementary College courses. The figures denoting the numbers taking these exams vary little from year to year 50 being the approximate average...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FEWER MEN TAKING LANGUAGE EXAMS | 11/8/1928 | See Source »

...Cowles that this may bring about a number of radical changes in the game. With the lively ball formerly in use, a smashing back court game was generally accepted as the most successful style of play, Now it is possible, however, that the opposite style will gain favor, with drop shots and corner shots in the front court proving most effective...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: INITIAL MEETING CALLS OUT SQUASH CANDIDATES | 10/31/1928 | See Source »

...first University tally came early in the contest when Putnam caught a punt standing on his own 45-yard line and dodged and twisted his way through the entire scrub outfit. His drop kick was good...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: TEAM B DOWNS SCRUBS 28 TO 6 IN SCRIMMAGE | 10/31/1928 | See Source »

...made by Mason on a short rush over center. The ball had been placed in scoring position chiefly as a result of a scrub fumble on its own 20-yard line and a forward pass from George Crawford ocC. to Batchelder. Crawford kicked in the final point by a drop kick...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: NUMEROUS BRUISES RESULT FROM GAME | 10/30/1928 | See Source »

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