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Word: dropping (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...came after a disappointing opener which saw Harvard drop a 1-0 second-half lead. The Rams generated 10 penalty corners to the Crimson's one, and Collins's goal provided the only offense...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: F. Hockey Skunks Vermont | 9/14/1998 | See Source »

From a spectacular high of 9337.97 in mid-July, the Dow Jones Industrial Average has zigzagged its way down some 1500 points, closing at 7795.50 last Friday--a net drop that rivals the 1987 Black Monday crash of 20 percent...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Markets' Dips Raise Concerns for Business-Bound Seniors | 9/14/1998 | See Source »

...match was tied at one set apiece and 2-2 in the third set when Rafter took command. After holding serve, Rafter moved to break point on an incredible point when he raced around the court to return an overhead, a forehand into the corner and a drop shot...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Rafter Repeats U.S. Open Triumph | 9/14/1998 | See Source »

...Globemaster was chosen last week to fly Keiko, the killer whale star of "Free Willy," back home because the rugged cargo plane is uniquely suited to land on the short runway at Iceland's Heimaey airport. It's not as well equipped, unfortunately, for one of its primary missions: dropping parachuting G.I.'s rapidly into the world's hot spots. It seems that in flight, the hulking 300-ton plane kicks up a lot of turbulence. Such swirling atmospheric eddies can entangle soldiers in their parachute lines, collapse their chutes or hurl airborne paratroopers dangerously into one another. The Globemaster...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: For Whales, Not Warriors | 9/13/1998 | See Source »

...limit your choices ahead of time. Shopping week is one of the most student-friendly and potentially useful aspects of academic life at Harvard. But that's only true if you keep an open mind and actually take the time to look at lots of classes. Feel free to drop by a class just to pick up a syllabus or catch a few words from a famous professor--nobody cares if you don't stay long...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: You're Here. Now What? | 9/8/1998 | See Source »

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