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Word: dropping (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Crimson, now holding down fourth place in the EIBL, can conceivably move up into second place by the end of the season or it can drop as low as seventh or eighth place. It depends on how Harvard fares against Penn tomorrow, against Yale next month and what Princeton and Cornell do for the rest of the season...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Nine Faces Penn Here Tomorrow; | 5/27/1949 | See Source »

Difficulty in estimating the shrinkage may make the Class of 1953 as low as 1050 or as high as 1150. The Committee will actually send letters of acceptance to about 1375 boys, and count on the customary 20 percent to drop...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Class of '53's Size Sliced to Pre-war Level | 5/23/1949 | See Source »

Adams batters couldn't touch Dwight's fast ball and his crafty drop. Nine Gold Coasters struck out, and only five reached base, four being walked and one being hit by a pitch...

Author: By E. JOUR Otameal, | Title: Lowell Nine Wins Pennant By Conquering Adams, 4-1 | 5/19/1949 | See Source »

Since the neighbors didn't object to the nature of Conrad's work, William L. Galvin, chairman of the Board of Appeals, suggested that if Conrad should drop his petition, he would be allowed to work unmolested. Conrad wanted security, however, and refused to withdraw his petition...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Cambridge Zone Law Hits Conrad's Climate Research | 5/18/1949 | See Source »

...England's population may eventually drop 80 percent, Seymour E. Harris '20, professor of Economics, told the annual meeting of the New England Geographical Conference here on Saturday...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: New England Faces Exodus, Harris Warns | 5/16/1949 | See Source »

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