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Word: grabs (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...first set of last night's match with Cornell, the spikers started off quickly, taking a 4-0 lead. But the Big Red rallied to grab an 8-6 advantage...

Author: By Michael J. Lartigue, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Spikers Fall to Cornell In Ivy Tourney Opener | 11/12/1988 | See Source »

Well, with Danny Manning, Charles Smith and Gary Grant, the Clippers should be the best team in the nation. Look for Los Angeles to easily capture the WAC, grab the top seed in the West Region and go all the way to Final Four...

Author: By Julio R. Varela, | Title: Eight FAN-tastic NBA Season Facts | 11/4/1988 | See Source »

...Democrats hope to grab all the free time they can to make up for Bush's refusal to engage in another debate. Last week Dukakis agreed to a 90-minute interview on ABC's Nightline to air Tuesday, to be preceded by a five-minute live, paid appearance on NBC, during which he intends to accuse Bush of lying about his record on crime. There is, of course, no guarantee that this effort will work. Bush's campaign has saved about half of its federal campaign funds for late TV and radio ads, and plans to stage as large...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is It All Over? Not quite. | 10/31/1988 | See Source »

...Portland:Not since Bill Walton last wore a Blazers uniform has there been so much excitement in Oregon. If Los Angeles imitates the sun--or the Phoenix Suns--and falls in the West, this club seems the best equipped to grab the glory...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: L.A., Boston, Atlanta--Who Will Be Crowned This Year's Hoop Champion? | 10/27/1988 | See Source »

...their Chevrolet Suburban. "They choose their sheriffs and deputies by the pound around here," jokes Trevino when asked why the police do not make more drug busts in one of the most important marijuana and cocaine importation routes in the country. "If an officer doesn't grab his man in the first couple of steps, he is away free...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Journey Along the U.S.-Mexico Border | 10/24/1988 | See Source »

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