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Word: droves (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Citizen Above Suspicion), Mattei himself emerges as a fascinating enigma-proud, driven, a masterful manipulator. His sheer energy-and his peculiar sense of realism, which appears to have been a blend of cynicism and idealism-compels attention. A pioneer conglomerator, he headed a state-owned corporation and drove himself not for money (he apparently had no life, let alone luxury, outside the office), but for power and, perhaps, for love of a game in which he delightedly cast himself in the role of spoiler...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Italian Crude | 6/11/1973 | See Source »

...Bando drove in three runs while Vida Blue pitched a three-hitter yesterday afternoon in Fenway Park as the Oakland A's handed the Red Sox their second straight loss...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: OAKLAND VS. THE RED SOX | 6/4/1973 | See Source »

Harvard came up with three runs in the first, as Stoeckel, Smith and Ric LaCivita, who returned from a knee injury to play a solid second base, each had RBIs. Smith drove in the fourth run in the third and Rich Bridich made it five in the fourth with a solo blast that carried into the Fenway's left field nets...

Author: By William E. Stedman jr., | Title: Crimson Batmen Head for Omaha, World Series | 5/30/1973 | See Source »

...Crimson unloaded a 15 hit barrage on starter George Greenwhich, who lost to Harvard earlier in the season, and reliever Mark Krentzman. Hal Smith had four of those hits in five at bats and drove in four runs...

Author: By William E. Stedman jr., | Title: Crimson Batmen Head for Omaha, World Series | 5/30/1973 | See Source »

Sciolla and Smith each drove in a run in the fifth and Hal picked up his fourth run-batted-in in the seventh. Bridich also had a hit in that inning, a double that brought home two more runs. Pinch hitter Dan Williams made it 11 with a single in the eighth...

Author: By William E. Stedman jr., | Title: Crimson Batmen Head for Omaha, World Series | 5/30/1973 | See Source »

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