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Word: leans (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...longer will the weighty 'Cliffies be able to sign up for fruity, calorie-free desserts. It seems that in the past there has always been either too much, or too little, fruit at Radcliffe. Whether we have to thank the abstention of the lean or the greed of the gross for this situation it is not clear...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Out of the Frying Pan | 10/3/1958 | See Source »

...back at Harvard, a man with many interests and a score of hobbies. Tall, lean, athletic, he sails quite a bit--"coastal cruising, that is"--and has from an early age. "I was almost born in Nantucket--missed it by three weeks. My family and I have always frequented the place." And when the wind blows cold and slush piles up along the coast, Labaree takes to the New England hills and skis ("with more enthusiasm than skill, I'm afraid...

Author: By John B. Radner, | Title: Winthrop Colonial | 10/2/1958 | See Source »

Minutes after bumping down on the scrubby landing strip at little (pop. 1,440) Benson ("Used to have to run the cows off here." he said), the Senator, a tall, bronzed, lean-jawed, silver-haired man of 49. was shaking hands with sleepy-eyed shift workers at the Apache Powder Corp. plant. The day wore swiftly on, the miles slipped by. At Merrill's grocery in the Mormon crossroads of St. David (pop. 10), Goldwater paused for breakfast-a bottle of Coke-before hustling on to a campaign appearance in rural Pomerene (pop. 150). Then came...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Personality Contest | 9/29/1958 | See Source »

...bright. With Boulris at left half and Don Gerety, Albie Cullen, and Charlie Leamy also returning, the Crimson will have nice depth at the halfback positions. To bolster this situation further, sophomores Larry Repsher and Glenn Haughie, both halfbacks, have looked extremely fast in scrimmage, and Yovicsin will lean heavily on them this fall. Repsher, in particular, has shown himself to be an explosive runner--probably the fastest man on the squad--and may well be in a starting spot by season...

Author: By Frederick W. Byron jr., | Title: Varsity Eleven Has Depth Problem Below First Team | 9/18/1958 | See Source »

...speed: the day after he set his 1,500-meter record, he breezed through a mile in 3:58. In all, Elliott broke four minutes for the mile in every one of his ten races this year. Track experts foresee that if he keeps his determination, the lean (5 ft. 10 in., 150 lbs.) clerk for Shell Oil will some day hold every world record from 800 meters to 5,000 meters...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: The Running Machine | 9/15/1958 | See Source »

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