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Word: grasp (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...many ways this is a revolutionary book. It sets forth the basis of genuine idealism in practical terms. It uses the lessons of the past not to tear down everything we have thought, but to build up a new and bigger vision of the world. We must grasp these ideas, says Lorwin, if we are going to revitalize democracy and make it the dominant creed of the coming...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE BOOKSHELF | 3/17/1942 | See Source »

With the new poles, Crimson vaulters will be able to grasp the weapon further up, and will thus get more distance and hoist out of the bamboo rods...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Smashed Pole Vault Record Due for Further Beating at Hands of Ford and 12 New Poles | 3/13/1942 | See Source »

...will also be the last appearance of the Crimson five in non-league competition as it attempts to wrest the mythical Greater Boston hoop title out of the grasp of the fighting Terriers who need only a win tonight for the crown...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HOOPSTERS WILL OPPOSE B. U. TEAM HERE IN FINAL NON-LEAGUE CONTEST | 3/4/1942 | See Source »

...depends upon this weekend's doubleheader with Penn and Princeton whether the team improves its present fifth place standing. As the league stands now, Dartmouth seems to have another title almost within its grasp with seven victories and two defeats...

Author: By A.edward Rowse, | Title: Sports of the Crimson | 2/25/1942 | See Source »

Only one nation could keep the initiative from Hitler's grasp: the U.S., painfully ill-equipped, could seize it only in the Pacific...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Initiative | 2/16/1942 | See Source »

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