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Word: droves (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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That painful decision, say some who know Margaret, drove the unhappy princess into her marriage to Antony Armstrong-Jones in 1960. Margaret was bitter following the Townsend bust-up, and seemed intent on getting even by finding a partner whose marital status was suitable but who conspicuously lacked the usual aristocratic Establishment credentials. For this scenario, Tony Armstrong-Jones seemed perfect: well-enough educated (Eton, Cambridge) but more than a little bohemian, a trendy, fast-living commoner who dared to court Margaret by inviting her-so friends said-to a balconied flat he had rented overlooking the Thames docks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The World: Royal Bust-Up In London | 3/29/1976 | See Source »

Early in the final stanza, a crowd battled for the puck in front of the Kirkland goal, and Steve Burylass drove it home to build the Bulldog lead...

Author: By David Clarke, | Title: Morse College Outlasts K-House Skaters, 5-4; Elis Spoil Kirkland Comeback With Late Tally | 3/25/1976 | See Source »

Next time down the floor the Leverett five clinched the victory in style. Harry Elam exhibited a little dribbling, drove to the hoop, and shoveled off a pass to Steve Kay alone in the left corner. Kay calmly glided under the basket and scord two with a reverse...

Author: By Daniel Gil, | Title: Leverett Tops Eliot, 51-46, Snaring Basketball Crown | 3/18/1976 | See Source »

...always "flying off the Rio or something." But Simpson doesn't remember Spiro making outrageous boasts. When newspapers reported Pavlovich as having a silver-blue Mercedes Benz, wearing three-piece suits to class and bragging of a Rhodes Scholarship, Simpson was surprised. When he saw Pavlovich, he says, "He drove a blue Plymouth and wore plain corduroy coats. He said he had studied in England, but not on a Rhodes...

Author: By Jonathan H. Alter, | Title: A Rose by Any Other Name | 3/8/1976 | See Source »

...Burris Young '55, associate dean of freshmen, who remained at the scene until the trucks drove off at 11:30 p.m., commended the Harvard Police and the Cambridge Fire Department for their effective cooperation...

Author: By Margaret Y. Han and Marc G. Isaacs, S | Title: Matthews Fire | 3/4/1976 | See Source »

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