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Word: lapse (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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Baker held onto the lead until, with two laps to go, Hardin gave a kick and passed the Englishman. Hardin crossed the finish line after tearing through the final quarter in 64 seconds. Baker finished in 8:48.4.

Author: By Mark R. Rasmuson, | Title: Hardin Runs Two-Mile In New Record--8:44.2 | 2/24/1968 | See Source »

The sinewy Englishman looked as strong loping through the last of the race's 16 laps as he did in the first. He churned across the finish line 20 yards ahead of Hardin, in second place. Roy Shaw was third, another 25 yards behind.

Author: By Mark R. Rasmuson, | Title: Thinclads Win Seventh Straight Big Three | 2/19/1968 | See Source »

The women gathered, burbling babes on many laps, in a kaffeeklatsch campaign so stimulating to Romney's cause that an undercover Nixonite grated: "We ought to get this going for Nixon now." Sipping coffee, munching doughnuts, shaking Romney's hand, the women heard him inveigh against godlessness, immorality...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Republicans: Mining the Mother Lode | 2/2/1968 | See Source »

At Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town, Blaiberg spent much of each day sitting up in a chair, and walked several laps around his room. At week's end, he surpassed Louis Washkansky's record of surviving for 18 days with a transplanted heart.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Surgery: Two Patients | 1/26/1968 | See Source »

In the two-mile run, Baker hung behind teammates Doug Hardin and Tim McLoone for 19 of the marathon's 21 laps. Then suddenly he broke ahead, turned it on, and left everyone behind.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Four Records Shattered | 12/11/1967 | See Source »

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