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Word: hammering (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...seven field events, the Eagle had the striking power of an English sparrow, picking up only four points. Sam Felton's performance in the hammer--171 feet, 7 3/4 inches--was particularly impressive for Harvard...

Author: By Stephen N. Cady, | Title: Track Team Tramples B.C., 108-32 | 4/12/1948 | See Source »

That's what Coach Mikkola said yesterday afternoon, following a long session on the Stadium cinders. Furthermore, "some hammer thrower will do 170 feet, and if the wind is all right, some javelin thrower will do 200 feet." There are only two men around here who could possibly accomplish this: Sam Felton in the 16-pound hammer and Don Trimble in the javelin...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Mikkola Says Trimble Set to Toss 200 Feet | 4/6/1948 | See Source »

...prosecutor produced a letter, purportedly written by the bishop, in which it was stated that 1,300,000 Serbs had become innocent victims of the hammer & sickle...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Struggle for Survival | 3/29/1948 | See Source »

...battering Rodgers took a close decision from Skip Lord. Lord was able only partially to tie up Tommy's sledge hammer right but towards the end was landing his own right fairly frequently. Rodgers, who fought in semi-finals earlier in the evening, exhibited the same slashing books that won him the 1947 crown...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Freshman Boxers Win Four; Tommy Rodgers Keep Title | 3/12/1948 | See Source »

...ready for a trip to Europe. In New York, Franklin D. Roosevelt (shown as a pipe smoker on TIME'S 13th cover) had returned from convalescence to take up a fruitless job as head of the American Construction Council. In Moscow, Joseph Stalin† was quietly getting his hammer lock on the Communist Party. In Ahmadabad, Gandhi, jailed, was finding words which were to become truth to scores of millions...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Story Of An Experiment: The Story Of An Experiment, Mar. 8, 1948 | 3/8/1948 | See Source »

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