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Word: grabs (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...relations between the U.S. and Europe and between the U.S. and Japan. The first characteristic of the Soviet Union is that it always adopts the attitude of bullying the soft and fearing the strong. The second characteristic of the Soviet Union is that it will go in and grab at every opportunity...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World: An Interview with Teng Hsiao-p'ing | 2/5/1979 | See Source »

...Tigers have lost four of their last five dual meet encounters with the Crimson--including last year's 58-55 thriller on Blodgett Pool's opening day--but have still bounced back to grab the Eastern Championship meet from Harvard every time...

Author: By Robert Grady, | Title: Crimson Squads Resume Action This Weekend | 2/2/1979 | See Source »

...Mahan may grab first honors in the hurdles, because he already holds the facility record in that event...

Author: By Nell Scovell, | Title: Tracksters Out for Revenge at GBCs | 2/2/1979 | See Source »

Bradshaw worked the clock like a master after a Roy Blont interception late in the half, and with 24 seconds left, from the 7-yd. line he found unheralded halfback Rocky Blier open in the corner of the endzone. Blier's leaping grab gave Bradshaw the Super Bowl passing record and the Steelers a 21-14 halftime lead...

Author: By Jeffrey R. Toobin, | Title: Steelers Win Super Bowl In Offensive Battle, 35-31 | 1/22/1979 | See Source »

...second consecutive year, Husky Don Chambers won three events and gave a new meaning to the expression, "I'm feeling jumpy." The co-captain leaped 25 feet to grab first place in the long jump, soared 51 ft. 7 1/4 in. to top the triple jump, and bounded 60 yards in 6.3 seconds to capture the dash...

Author: By Nell Scovell, | Title: Crimson Thinclads Suffer First Loss As Northeastern Coasts to 80-56 Win | 1/15/1979 | See Source »

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