Word: gainst
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...clues . . . When the true author is known, the meaning of the plays is enhanced and their vitality surpasses anything yet devised by the mind or pen of man. The author, Edward de Vere [Earl of Oxford], was determined that his truth would sooner or later be known-" 'Gainst death and all oblivious enmity . . ." DOROTHY AND CHARLTON OGBURN New York City
...unhurt in the street: "I don't know how I got there." Will Sweet and his wife cowered in a back bedroom until it was over, then opened the door and found the rest of the house gone. Norman Lanning huddled with his wife and three children a gainst the kitchen wall by the refrigerator, which skidded away; the wall was the only thing left standing in the area, and it saved them. "Oh, God," said Lanning. "How lucky we were...
...WILD ANIMALS STAMPEDE. SEE THE MARTYRS THROWN TO THE STARVING LIONS); 3) Sincere ("A dignified, editorial type of ad . . . THIS THEATER is PROUD TO ANNOUNCE . . ."); 4) Pike's Peak or Bust ("Jean Harlow kicked off the new trend . . ."); 5) How Much Is That Girlie 'Gainst the Lamppost? ("Such an illustration tells, without words, that the lady is shady"); 6) Musical Comedy ("Must be illustrated with a smiling, toothy twosome and be liberally peppered with prancing chorus girls and top-hatted dancers. HEAR 14 HIT TUNES must never be omitted...
...stubbornly fought 'gainst their fate...
...Tufts goal in the last 70 seconds of play deprived the Crimson soccer team of its first victory yesterday on the Business School field, as the Jumbos tied Bruce Munro's booters, 2 to 2. It was the first tie for Harvard gainst one defeat...