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Word: faze (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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DiMambro won the singles crown at the New Englands in the fall, but that didn't faze Harvard's top freshman. Playing with Borg-like intensity, Pe recovered from a 5-3 deficit in the second set to sweep the next four games and extend the match. In a final frame filled with long baseline rallies, the usually aggressive Pe showed solid strokes and a lot of patience in waiting for DiMambro's unforced errors...

Author: By Marco L. Quazzo, | Title: Yale Edges Women's Tennis Team in 5-4 Decision | 4/20/1981 | See Source »

...first two games, Harrison made repeated unforced errors. Against Karrinne Tong, Bowdoin's only top-flight player, she couldn't afford any. Tong took advantage of every mistake, often catching Harrison far out of position. Harrison's corner shots, which might have befuddled a lesser player, didn't faze Tong, who returned many for winners en route to a 15-9, 15-10, 7-3 lead...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Racquetwomen Slice Bowdoin; Corrigan Stars in 6-1 Victory | 12/15/1980 | See Source »

Even that shouldn't matter much, at least not to this champion. The Greatest will keep talking throughout the fight, bullying his opponent with taunts and teasers. Ali will talk, but Holmes, as his former sparring partner, is used to it. It won't faze him. Holmes himself has learned the psych game and may offer a few words of his own before the night is through...

Author: By Lucy M. Schulte, | Title: The Last Hurrah | 10/1/1980 | See Source »

...such concerns do not seem to faze the newcomers. In their view, the worst is surely over. Jose Barbarena, 43, spent 14 years in Cuban prisons for fighting against the Castro regime. Says he: "I learned English because I never lost faith that I would some day come here and be free...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Happy to Wash Dishes | 5/19/1980 | See Source »

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