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Word: knighting (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...past three weeks, the authoritative London Times has reported the deaths of a countess, a viscountess, a baroness, two lords, two baronets, a knight and the widows of eight knights. It seems possible that these deaths, coupled with widespread student rioting, disaffection with the Westminster government and the bloody battles in Ulster, indicate that at last the British proletariat have begun to throw off the bloodstained shackles of the aristocratic governing clique...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Russia: Old Soldiers Do Die | 5/23/1969 | See Source »

...Knight, a two-year-old champion, has been trained since the Florida Derby like a sore horse, and has run that way. In the Belmont, should he be entered, he might regain his Florida form. Running in front unhampered by challenging early speed he could hold off the late runners. This is the only way he could win. 10 per cent chance...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Prince Wins Despite Foul Claim, But Shys Away From Belmont Race | 5/21/1969 | See Source »

...long-term therapy, if he can afford it, or else manages to live with his problems. Many therapists flatly reject it-and so do some patients. Says Detroit's Danto: "Often you have to talk your way in. They don't see you as the Ajax knight coming in to zap them clean...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Behavior: Psychiatry's New Approach: Crisis Intervention | 5/9/1969 | See Source »

...Vertex, who sired 1965 Derby Winner Lucky Debonair, Top Knight was a "very ugly, gangly colt," with a reputation for gimpy legs. "He may be a little odd-looking," admits Trainer Ray Metcalf. "Nobody particularly liked him-until he started putting those $100,000 purses in the bank...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Horse Racing: Beauty and the Beast | 5/2/1969 | See Source »

...Ruken in 1967. None of those favorites won. This year, at least half a dozen outsiders could make history repeat itself, including Dike, a 6-to-l shot by virtue of his victory in the $110,900 Wood Memorial at Aqueduct, and Arts and Letters, who bested Top Knight during the winter season...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Horse Racing: Beauty and the Beast | 5/2/1969 | See Source »

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