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Word: fell (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...came up and it was so close that we could see men smoking in the turret. It looked as though we were looking right into the mouth of its gun. But when he fired, the shot fell a few yards short of us. ... We fired about eight shots at long intervals. Couldn't do more because we couldn...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World War: Oh, Mother! | 10/30/1939 | See Source »

...though Harvard had struck a man who was already down, when its axe fell upon the Government Department's assistant professors. For even before the latest blow, that Department was much undermanned...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: REVIVING THE GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT | 10/27/1939 | See Source »

...Copper sales fell off 95% from their boom peak in September...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: STATE OF BUSINESS: Backlog Boom | 10/23/1939 | See Source »

...opposition was just too bulky, strong, and experienced. Vern Miller frequently fell prey to mousetraps, but looked better on the offense. Of the guards, Sargeant had a distinct edge on Lowry, but even Ernie was over-ridden largely due to a size handicap...

Author: By Sheffield West, | Title: Crimson Not Discouraged After 22 to 7 Setback at Hands of Powerful Quakers | 10/23/1939 | See Source »

...develops among his players, but the Yardlings showed just as much coordination and a lot more speed, passing ability, and cording drive in their sensational victory. The only score for the Blue and White came in the first minute of play, when Caleb Loring dropped a punt and Hoopes fell on it as it rolled over the goal line...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Strong Freshman Eleven Hands Andover Decisive 20-6 Defeat | 10/23/1939 | See Source »

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