Word: lossing
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...superiority of nonalcoholic drinks over alcoholic ones), witnessed a pageant called "World Night" directed by Mrs. Boole, who announced that the war was interfering with the society's work, tied white ribbons on the wrists of twelve infants whose mothers pledged them to total abstinence, minimized the loss of Tennessee from the dry column, re-elected Mrs. Smith president, went home to their dry houses...
...sinking of the Iroquois, Admiral Raeder said, would be accomplished through a repetition of circumstances which marked the loss of the steamship Athenia...
...situation in the line is considerably better. Chief loss for Saturday's game is Barnes, who has been out with a pulled muscle all week. Into his place at right end stops Chester Jenks, whose chief short-coming seems to be lack of experience, a deficiency generally true of St. Paul's alumni because of their intramural sports policy...
...receptive British attitude. This is very likely, since English leaders must be frightened as never before in their centuries of bull-headed progress. There is every possibility-almost a probability-of English defeat. At the best, Britain can expect destruction of all her industrial concentrations and the loss of the tremendous store of invested wealth which she has been amassing ever since Drake brought home the Golden Hind. At the worst she can expect extreme political and economic humiliation. Peace is wisest...
...Crimson Varsity's loss to the Worcester club was a heartbreaker as the decisive tally was made by a Crimson substitute, Arthur Neff, who was playing for the opposing Swedish-American team, which was short of men. Mendell, Page and Neff all played consistently well for the Varsity; Page scoring twice, and Neff twice, once for the Crimson and once for the visitors...