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Word: lostness (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Having lost to Princeton (3-2-0 Ivies) in another 2-1 overtime killer last Saturday, the Crimson will finish either second or third in the Ivies, depending on how the Tigers fare against Cornell later this week...

Author: By Angela M. Payne, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Brown Nabs Ivies in OT | 11/2/1989 | See Source »

...other games around the league last weekend, Cornell won its first game, defeating Dartmouth, 1-0. The Big Red moved a point ahead of Brown, which lost to Columbia...

Author: By Andy Fine, | Title: Men Booters Spoil Tigers' Ivy Hopes | 10/31/1989 | See Source »

...used to being able to flick switches and have things pop up on satellites, it's frustrating and even terrifying to realize that you have no way of finding out the dimensions of a disaster," says Robert Murphy, ABC's vice president of news coverage. "You feel you've lost control of the story...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television in The Dark | 10/30/1989 | See Source »

Perhaps the most important planning efforts concerned ways of coping in the immediate aftermath of a disaster. The Pacific Gas & Electric Co. quickly shut off power in San Francisco to minimize chances that a spark might ignite gas leaking from ruptured lines. As a result, only seven buildings were lost to fire. Frightened residents in dozens of towns could find detailed instructions on household safety measures in their telephone books...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Benefits of Being Prepared | 10/30/1989 | See Source »

...survivors will proceed like Odysseus and his men, after one of their escapes: "And so we sailed on, aching in our hearts for the companions that we lost, but glad to be alive...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: When the Earth Cracks Open | 10/30/1989 | See Source »

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