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Word: jumbo (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...left in the still-scoreless first half, Mayer eluded the Tufts midfielder, broke downfield to the right of the penalty area, and hit the cutting Kelly Landry with a picture perfect crossing pass. Landry wasted no time in blasting her fifth goal of the season past the mispositioned Jumbo netminder, Janet Raiche...

Author: By William A. Danoff, | Title: Booters Top Tufts, 2-0, in Third Straight Victory | 9/30/1981 | See Source »

Crimson wing halfback Laura Mayer, who dazzled her Tufts counterpart with her fancy footwork along the right sideline and catalyzed the Crimson offensive effort with a goal and an assist, took advantage of the Jumbo's strategy...

Author: By William A. Danoff, | Title: Booters Top Tufts, 2-0, in Third Straight Victory | 9/30/1981 | See Source »

Besides working the fullbacks on defensive coverage at Monday's practice, Scalise warned the back row about Jumbo winger Lisa Raffin. Using strategy developed during the Springfield College game. Scalise moved junior Gately to the right side to shadow Raffin, the Jumbos' main scoring threat...

Author: By William A. Danoff, | Title: Booters Top Tufts, 2-0, in Third Straight Victory | 9/30/1981 | See Source »

...Jumbos (What is a Jumbo?), in five games against the four-year-old Harvard varsity squad, have never defeated their southern neighbors...

Author: By William A. Danoff, | Title: Second Guessing the 'Sag' | 9/29/1981 | See Source »

Likewise, corporate treasurers once accused of being too timid to make major long-term spending decisions, such as approving a costly new plant, have become heroes. That factory might have made a healthy profit after a few years, but the jumbo bank certificate of deposit that he bought for $100,000 immediately earns nearly...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Profiting from High Rates | 9/21/1981 | See Source »

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