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Word: hummed (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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During its disappointing 3-10 season, Harvard has played poorly in only a handful of games--including a 2-1 ho-hum win over a weak Wesleyan squad. If victories were determined by smooth skating, fine individual skills and coordinated teamsork, the icewomen might...

Author: By Nancy F. Bauer, | Title: Underneath the Record | 2/23/1980 | See Source »

Roberts' desire to improve was and still is reflected in his consistent attendance at each week's ten practice sessions. During his first Harvard reading period, he stayed up all night, completed a Hum 9a paper at 6:45 a.m., ran to morning workout, then studied all day and--without a wink of sleep--returned to the pool for more practice that evening. He paid the price for his enthusiasm with a case of the flu and some missed practices...

Author: By Michelle D. Healy, | Title: Quiet Swimmer Earns Respect | 2/14/1980 | See Source »

...that jostled imperceptibly around them. They sang to obscure this awful scale of time; they sang to obscure their fear; they sang in defiance; they sang to be worthy of love; they sang until they could sing no more." The town's sole motel is called the Ho-Hum. It is a term that will never be applied to this memorable first novel...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Blending Fantasy with Fact | 1/14/1980 | See Source »

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