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Word: jinx (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Char Joslin, she will try to buck the proverbial sophomore jinx as more and more will be expected from the three-sport superstar...

Author: By Alvar J. Mattei, | Title: Encore Performance | 12/2/1987 | See Source »

...Crimson responded to the hex by doing what it had to do in the third period: applying constant pressure on the Eli net and scoring. When the final buzzer sounded, the Crimson had ended the jinx with a relentless four-goal barrage...

Author: By Julio R. Varela, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Icemen Spear Yale's Whale, Torpedo Slow Bulldogs, 7-2 | 11/16/1987 | See Source »

Calling the Levenson Prize a "jinx," Lee noted that three of the four junior faculty members who have won the prize have since left the University. Brinkley will bring that number tofour out of five as the history professor wasdenied tenure last fall...

Author: By Michael E. Wall, | Title: Brinkley, M'Farquhar Get Teaching Honor | 4/29/1987 | See Source »

...England fans from southern Connecticut to northern Maine have one burning question for the Red Sox: Can they break the division jinx and repeat as champs...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: American League East Is Up For Grabs | 4/6/1987 | See Source »

Although the Crimson was held hitless by Wheaton pitcher Michelle L'Heureux for three innings, the batswomen broke the jinx in the fourth frame--and jumped to a lead that would hold for the remainder of the contest...

Author: By Jessica Dorman, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Batswomen Shred Wheaton in Opener, 2-0 | 4/1/1986 | See Source »

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