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Word: firstness (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...took the first 100 out in 1:01.5 (only slightly faster than last week at Columbia when he finished in 2:09.08), then roared back under the encouragement of his teammates at the small but boisterous crowd to outdistance the rest of the field by more than four seconds...

Author: By John S. Bruce, | Title: Lundberg and Crimson Fleet Sink Naval Academy, 72-41 | 12/3/1979 | See Source »

Chris Hancock was one beneficiary of this strategy. He outdueled Navy's Joe Heil for third in the 1650 free (16:51 to 16:59), and later pulled away from the Mid-shipman in the last 100 yards of the 500-yd. free to chalk up his career first dual meet victory. Heil had beaten Hancock by tenths of seconds in both events at last years Easterns...

Author: By John S. Bruce, | Title: Lundberg and Crimson Fleet Sink Naval Academy, 72-41 | 12/3/1979 | See Source »

Freshmen Lisa Harrison and Jackie Corrigan stepped in at the first and second positions, respectively; and although both played well, they lost their matches, Harrison by 3-1 and Corrigan...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Racquetwomen Win in Opener; Depth Topples Bowdoin, 5-2 | 12/3/1979 | See Source »

Though Maggie Topkis is fine in several scenes, particularly when relating the story of her first and last high-school love, she has none of the delicacy and fragility that link Laura to her glass animals. And her acting is annoyingly obvious at times, showing instead of feeling...

Author: By David Frankel, | Title: The Smash Menagerie | 12/3/1979 | See Source »

...high jump, Brown's Chris Vellturo copped first with a paltry leap of six feet even; Harvard nabbed the two remaining spots, earning points for a jump...

Author: By Bruce Schoenfeld, | Title: Thinclads Storm Past Hapless Bruins in Opener | 12/3/1979 | See Source »

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