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Word: flukish (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...fears that the jury's "flukish decision" will encourage other Robin Hood robberies. As for Masover, he was awarded a prestigious state regent's scholarship and plans this week to enter the University of California at Berkeley, where he will study physics and try to forget his close encounter with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Americana: Far-Out Defense | 10/2/1978 | See Source »

...Powder Puff was not pushover, as flukish winds limited the action to the three-race minimum. The 'Cliffe sailors did well, but not well enough, placing behind URI and MIT in the eight-team fleet...

Author: By Francis J. Connolly, | Title: Sailors Falter in Championship Trials | 5/2/1977 | See Source »

...week's end his transition back to the relative privacy of a Senator's life was almost complete. His appointments schedule promised eventually to subside to a more sedate routine, and Eagleton's atmosphere had cleared like the aftermath of a severe and flukish summer storm...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Nation: Eagleton: After the Fall | 8/14/1972 | See Source »

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