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Word: flukes (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Still, Raymond said that Princeton looked even stronger than Yale despite the Tigers' fluke, choppy-water loss to Navy two weeks...

Author: By Nell Scovell, | Title: Lightweight Crew to 'Dogfight' Tigers and Elis for Goldthwait | 5/2/1980 | See Source »

Despite the communication problem, coach Peter Raymond said he did not consider losing to MIT a fluke, especially because the aggressive Engineers lost to Yale's defending Eastern Sprints championship team by a mere .2 seconds last week...

Author: By Nell Scovell, | Title: Radcliffe Soars; Lights Lose | 4/21/1980 | See Source »

...lead proved short-lived, however, as the New Yorkers responded with a fluke goal at 3:49. Cheevers survived a close call when Bobby Nystrom's 65-foot slapshot grazed the right post, but had no such luck when Garry Howatt's blind centering pass from behind the net bounded off McNab's skates and into the cage...

Author: By Jim Hershberg, | Title: Islanders Outduel Bruins, 2-1, In NHL Quarterfinal Opener | 4/17/1980 | See Source »

...film "King of Hearts" starring Alan Bates, directed by Philippe deBroca, began its run in 1971 as a "fluke," assistant theater manager David C. Skinner said Sunday. The film began as a co-feature in the double-screen theater, only to skyrocket to a five-year engagement that became a Cambridge classic...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Central Square Cinema to Shut Down | 3/18/1980 | See Source »

Housing officer Susan A. Neer said yesterday, "This is a fluke year for Quincy House. Kirkland House went through it two years...

Author: By Natalie S. Bigelow, | Title: Overcrowding in Quincy House Spurs Housewide Petitioning | 3/7/1980 | See Source »

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