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Word: forwards (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...stomach on the lower wing, between the two chain-driven propellers. The twelve-horsepower engine coughed, spat and began to clatter. With Wilbur running alongside holding one wing, the plane teetered down its wooden launching rail and rose unsteadily into the air. For twelve seconds it lurched slowly forward like an uncertain box kite, dipping and bobbing a few feet above the ground, then settled back on to the cold sand...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: HEROES: Begetter of an Age | 2/9/1948 | See Source »

Cambridge and state police looked forward to a quick solution of the $50,000 Harvard Cooperative Society robbery yesterday as they announced that they have the names of three as yet unapprehended participants in the January 9 theft...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Police See Coop Theft Case Headed for Speedy Solution | 2/6/1948 | See Source »

...porous defense and ludicrous goal-tending in their last encounter with the Crimson, and have shown little sign of startling improvement since that time. Center Jim Bell, a one-man gang in the last game with two goals and an assist, will be doing business at the same center forward stand tonight...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Crimson Seeks Another Win Over Husky Sextet Tonight | 2/3/1948 | See Source »

...other forward slot is Joe Holman. Last year, as a Freshman, he received a trophy awarded annually, to the man making the biggest contribution to Princeton basketball. His contributions this year have been of similar proportions...

Author: By Ronald M. Foster jr., | Title: Strong Tiger Quintet, Leading EIL, Battles Crimson in Garden Tonight | 2/3/1948 | See Source »

Back Down. By this week ERP's supporters could point to two other forward steps. Treasury Secretary John Snyder agreed to a new census of foreign bank deposits in the U.S. The names of depositors would be turned over to their own governments, who could use the funds for purchases in the U.S. Estimated take: $300 to $400 million...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Help from Abroad | 2/2/1948 | See Source »

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