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Word: fends (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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Harvard was able to fend off Crimson, 4-3 at Bright Center HARVARD 1-3-0--4 Brown...

Author: By Liz Resnick, | Title: Icewomen Upset Brown | 1/31/1991 | See Source »

...power of a modern aerial and missile attack. Said a Bush adviser: "We weren't entirely sure how well some of this high-tech stuff would work in combat, so it's no wonder that Saddam might be surprised." Or perhaps Iraq simply lacked the technical ability to fend off such an offensive...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Battle So Far, So Good | 1/28/1991 | See Source »

Colombia. An eerie truce has enveloped the Great Colombian Drug War. To fend off the government's relentless assault on his empire, Medellin cartel boss Pablo Escobar Gaviria seems to have forsaken bombs and gun battles in the streets, which have killed more than 1,000 people in the past 15 months, and opted instead for high-profile kidnappings and negotiations. Since August, Escobar's mob has been holding seven journalists -- including Hoy X Hoy magazine editor Diana Turbay, the daughter of a former President -- and threatening to kill them unless a peace deal can be worked...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Meanwhile, In Latin America | 12/3/1990 | See Source »

They will need help from the rest of their talented classmates to fend off opponents until Jones can return. In addition, Haggerty is intent on replacing graduated stars Jody Dushay and Romney Resney...

Author: By Andy Fine, | Title: Injury to Jones Hurts W. Thinclads | 9/14/1990 | See Source »

They will need help from the rest of their talented classmates to fend off opponents until Jones can return. In addition, Haggerty is intent on replacing graduated stars Jody Dushay and Romney Resney...

Author: By Andy Fine, | Title: Injury to Jones Hurts W. Thinclads | 9/12/1990 | See Source »

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