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Word: nab (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Terrible Nun," and she did her best to live up to the sobriquet. She turned away as many as 35 women a minute during peak periods (up to 2,000 a day), usually with a wave of the finger but sometimes by sprinting into the church to nab offenders who were brazen enough to try to slip past...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE VATICAN: Sister Fiorella at the Gate | 8/16/1971 | See Source »

Smith more than redeemed himself in the eighth. With Banda on second and two out, Wayne Tyrone singled and Banda streaked for home. But Smith charged the ball in left field, fired hard to the plate in time to nab Banda, and kept the Crimson within striking distance...

Author: By Robert Decherd, | Title: Pan Am Eliminates Harvard, 1-0 | 6/15/1971 | See Source »

...Demands. The kidnaping incensed-and embarrassed-the two-month-old, military-backed government of Premier Nihat Erim. Eleven provinces have been under strict martial law since the end of April, yet the Liberation Army, which abducted and then released five U.S. servicemen earlier this year, was still able to nab Elrom...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TURKEY: A Tempting Target | 5/31/1971 | See Source »

...pounds, Starr, who destroyed his afternoon foe, 13-3, moved to a quick 6-2 advantage in his title bout with Massachusetts' George Zguris. In the final period, Zguris rallied to a 8-8 tie before Starr executed an escape and a takedown and held on to nab a 11-10 decision...

Author: By M. DEACON Dake, | Title: Three Matmen Win District Titles | 3/13/1971 | See Source »

Needless to say, the Penn Garden came out a loser. It all started after Harvard won a close critical contest to nab a championship...

Author: By M. DEACON Dake, | Title: Managers: Part II Playing the Hotel Game | 1/27/1971 | See Source »

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