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Word: loses (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...French did not want to lose a capital, however unimportant. They flew in reinforcements, swept the outskirt junglebrush to clear their field of fire, and borrowed the royal elephants to haul wood for their entrenchments. The French believed they could hold Luang Prabang, but the Communists had already loped 100 miles toward the city from their start line-a headline that went round the world. Men died in these skirmishes, but the fact remains that Indo-China is not primarily a real-estate war. So far, Navarre has denied the Communists what they most want-the rice-rich delta around...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INDO-CHINA: Battle for Headlines | 2/15/1954 | See Source »

...Hammond was the only freshman to lose a match to the Exeter team. Freshman Captain Ben Heckscher and Calvin Place both won their matches in straight sets. Murphy and Ostheimer each won 3-2 victories...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Yardling Squash Team Whips Excter to Remain Unbeaten | 2/11/1954 | See Source »

...Aussie crowd cheered happily, and the shout drifted to Seixas' burning ears: "Go home, you mug!" "Come down here and say that!" shouted Seixas at the stands, then went on to lose the match...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Too Much Tennis | 2/8/1954 | See Source »

...three Crimson players refused to lose hope, and all three Army opponents cracked under the tremendous pressure. Brownell finally pulled out his match by 15-7, 9-15, 12-15, 15-10, and 15-8 scores. Ward rallied to win 15-18, 15-4, 16-18, 15-12, 15-12, and Brown gained at 10-15, 15-8, 15-10, 15-11 win to clinch the victory for the Crimson...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: West Point Bows To Squash Team | 2/8/1954 | See Source »

...Would Lose Vote...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Mccabe Refutes Ike's Plan to Cut Citizenship of Smith Act Violators | 2/5/1954 | See Source »

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