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Word: gain (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...final quarter the Adams House offense started to gain ground, but their final threat was stopped when Kirkland's left half back, Alan O'Kelley, intercepted a pass...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Kirkland, Lowell Gridsters Hang Up Second Straight Wins in House League | 10/14/1937 | See Source »

...Wilmore. A shriek of laughter came from the five saxophonists. Unperturbed, Slick said that cold chills came over him when he heard Andre Kostelanetz and his orchestra. Asked if he didn't lose weight after his torrid drum solos several times a day, Slick said no, he seemed to gain instead...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: 'Fats' Waller, Lightfooted Leviathan of Swingin', Gives Unsolicited Jam Session | 10/4/1937 | See Source »

...pipe line to the refinery nearby but encounters labor difficulties since the time given by the refinery for the construction of the line is too short to suit the workmen. When most of his men have walked out hard guys employed by a railroad trying to gain control of the well start to tear up that portion of the line already laid but at the crucial moment Miss Dunne tipped off by her singing pal Miss Lamour, arrives with her carnival cohorts, pachydermic and otherwise, to save...

Author: By V. F., | Title: The Crimson Moviegoer | 10/1/1937 | See Source »

Freshman soccer shows its rapid gain in popularity by the large number that reported yesterday. Over 65 were on hand for the first preliminary practice...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: 1941 Booters Out In Force | 9/28/1937 | See Source »

...were from time to time fanned with news of the progress. Now the Tercentenary Days are a year old. The Class of 1941 is the first which was not at Cambridge then; it is the first absolutely foreign to it. It is the first of many Classes which will gain most from reading Mr. Greene's book...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Crimson Bookshelf | 9/27/1937 | See Source »

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