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Word: marvelling (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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Never really pressed, Nayar polished off his first five opponents 3-0. He then smashed Navy's Bob Earl 15-8, 15-5, 15-9. A rival coach watching the match noted that the sophomore marvel made only four errors in the three games...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Nayar Breezes in Singles At Squash Championships | 3/7/1967 | See Source »

...characters down pots and pots of tea with lager chasers, and it takes very steady nerves just to watch it. In the leading role, George Voskovec acts well above and beyond the call of duty. Considering the quality of the play, his reluctance to commit suicide is a marvel of forbearance...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theater: Ill Bloweth the Zephyr | 2/17/1967 | See Source »

...freak," said one bass player afterward. It was an expression of respect, for Rich has always been ranked by musicians as a drummer's drummer. They marvel at the fact that he never practices, has none of the calluses and bumps on his hands that other drummers have. Among rival stickmen, the admiration extends from old guardists such as Gene Krupa ("Buddy is the Maury Wills of the drums") to such new guardists as Elvin Jones ("His artistry is almost beyond belief"). But perhaps his most avid fans are symphony percussionists. "He's the world's greatest...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Jazz: Buddy, the Drum Wonder | 11/18/1966 | See Source »

Harvard has been hurt by the loss of last year's leading scorer, Sione Tupouniua, the barefoot marvel from the Tonga Islands. Tupouniua suffered a shoulder separation in the season's first practice, but should be ready to start against Brown in two weeks...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Crimson Battles Favored Tigers In Scrum Today | 11/5/1966 | See Source »

...others were beginners. I could hear them twisting through the Gunbarrel behind me, struggling even more than I had. The tube is just wide enough to squeeze into and is perfectly smooth, so you can't use the walls for leverage. There's a legend that some skinny greased marvel once slipped through in a record 23 seconds, but I was lucky to have made it in under ten minutes. My coveralls were ripped and splattered with mud; but then, that was all supposed to be part...

Author: By George R. Merriam, | Title: Where Have The Explorers Gone? Today's Adventurer Craves A Cave | 11/3/1966 | See Source »

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