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Word: dumps (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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Kris Mertz at number five, and Leslie Miller, at six, did just that. Mertz gutted out a 7-6, 7-6 triumph over Loeffler, and Miller came back to dump Missy "Don't call me Ms." Morris...

Author: By Jeffrey R. Toobin, | Title: Netwomen Fall to Big Green, 5-4; Record Now 3-7 | 4/17/1979 | See Source »

Silber is the central figure in the controversy. Even his admirers admit he is tough, abrasive, and outspoken. His detractors charge he is corrupt, completely unreasonable, a dictator, and adjectives then become unprintable. Hundreds of students and faculty sport "Dump Silber" buttons and many people insist B.U.'s problems will not be resolved until the university has a new president. The trustees, however, support Silber and faculty leaders are willing to put up with him if they have a good contract guaranteeing them wage increases and the right to govern their own affairs...

Author: By Nicholas D. Kristof, | Title: The B.U. Faculty: Striking Back | 4/11/1979 | See Source »

...Rangers should dump the Kings in two straight. L.A. will get its share of goals from Marcel Dionne, Butch Goring and Dave Taylor, and could stretch the series to three, but that is unlikely...

Author: By Laurence S. Grafstein, | Title: NHL Second Season to Open Tonight | 4/10/1979 | See Source »

...That curtails the core's chain reaction, but heat is still given off. If the core's temperature rises precipitously as a result of the problem, possibly a loss of cooling fluid (a "blowdown"), the computer will activate an emergency core cooling system. That system should quickly dump thousands of gallons of water on the hot core, preventing what has become known as a "meltdown," in which the fuel melts through the floor of the containment building into the ground and possibly erupts in a geyser of steam and debris upon hitting the ground water, releasing a radioactive...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: How It Works | 4/9/1979 | See Source »

Sonnabend registered an impressive win in the sixth position, demolishing her opponent, 15-12, 15-7, 15-9. Cunningham displayed courage and stamina, rebounding from a 2-1 deficit to dump Ann Clark of Princeton in five games...

Author: By Laurence S. Graftein, | Title: Princeton Downs Racquetwomen, 5-2 | 2/12/1979 | See Source »

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