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Word: gainful (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Navy, got married, and didn't fool much with football until two years ago. Now he is firing his left-handed passes as accurately as the great right-handed Sammy. So far this season, Albert has completed 108 passes in 180 attempts, an average of .600. Average gain: 12.98 yards. Only five of his passes have been intercepted...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: The Left-Hander | 11/1/1948 | See Source »

...last week the lines cleared and it began a steady climb. In the busiest session since mid-July, 1,800,000 shares were traded, with such blue chips as U.S. Steel, General Motors, and Standard Oil (N.J.) leading the parade. The Dow-Jones industrial average rose 3.32 points, biggest gain since the bullish days of last July. At week's end, the Dow-Jones average was 190.19, up 9.78 points in twelve days and not far from the year's high...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE ECONOMY: Up the Hill | 11/1/1948 | See Source »

Thus, the point we're driving at. Neither of the two teams can conceivably equal their prototypes. But either of the two teams can get closer to a carbon copy of the original. Therefore, somebody is going to lose, and somebody is going to gain tomorrow...

Author: By Sam Spade, | Title: Sports of the Crimson | 10/30/1948 | See Source »

Dunster used, its "T" formation through the center of the line during the second half and made one sustained short gain drive into Commuter territory, and Eliot against Leveret...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Puritans Top Adams 6 to 2; Dunster Wins | 10/28/1948 | See Source »

Although Truman's party now rates as a slight favorite to win control of the Senate, it will be no easy trick. If the net Democratic gain is three seats--tying the parties at 48 each--the vice-president's vote will decide which party takes charge of committees and gobbles up the rest of the majority plums. Assuming that Earl Warren will be that vice-president, the Democrats must net four new seats. The battle for the Senate may well have a higher Hooper rating next Tuesday than the Presidential race, and it will probably be much pleasanter listening...

Author: By David E. Lilienthal jr., | Title: The Campaign | 10/26/1948 | See Source »

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