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Word: lost (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...drivers hate the damn thing," said Richard W. Fligg of the Harvard Taxi Company, commenting on the Square's new rotary traffic system. "Companies have lost their stands in front of Waldorf's, the Harvard Trust Company, and Howard Johnson's. Brattle Cab has been pushed clear back to Church Street...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Cabbies Condemn Rotary in Square | 10/14/1949 | See Source »

...Lost on "Survivors...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HDC Wrestles with $4000 Deficit | 10/13/1949 | See Source »

...group in an ascent where the routine calamities of mountain climbing expanded into a series of near-disasters. Seven Harvard men (plus a gentleman from the Alpine Club of London) attacked the 25,600-foot "White Goddess" in 1936 and (1) ran into a glacial flood, (2) lost half of their local porters in a mass mutiny, (3) had to make six trips down a 12-mile gorge to carry in supplies, and (4) had a case of ptomaine poisoning 1000 feet from the summit. After half a year of work, only two of the party reached the peak. They...

Author: By John J. Sack, | Title: Mountaineering Club Climbs to 25th Year | 10/13/1949 | See Source »

...called "I Know My Love" and is an adaption from the French of Marcel Achard by S. N. Behrman. Mr. Behrman has been responsible for some of the more delightful and urbane comedies that have flitted across our stage in the past years and that he has not lost his touch was evident Monday night. That the stars of "I Know My Love"--Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne--have not lost their touch for making Mr. Behrman's lines (or anyone else's) seem like something much more wonderful and witty than they could possibly be, was also again evident...

Author: By George A. Leiper, | Title: THE PLAYGOER | 10/13/1949 | See Source »

Coach Bruce Munro's Crimson, which has beaton Tufts and lost to Cornell, will probably be a slight favorite. Last year's Amherst game went to Harvard, 3 to 0, and since then each team has lost about equally through graduation...

Author: By Douglas M. Fouquet, | Title: Varsity Soccer Squad Will Meet Amherst Tomorrow | 10/11/1949 | See Source »

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