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Word: nip (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...University of Massachusetts cagers roared back from a six point deficit by reeling off 11 consecutive points to nip the Crimson, 74-71 at the IAB last night...

Author: By Kurt J. Holland, | Title: Minutemen Squeak by Crimson, 74-71, As Late Surge Erases Harvard Lead | 12/6/1974 | See Source »

Trujillo stretched his margin and coasted to victory in 24:34. Alitz finished second and was followed by freshman Ron Bunnell of Princeton. Keefe surged to take fourth in 26:04 to nip the front of the Navy corps led by Steve Hubbard...

Author: By Kurt J. Holland, | Title: Midshipmen Take Heps Championship | 11/9/1974 | See Source »

...victory over Cornell. Dartmouth subdued Harvard only after the Crimson had twice failed to punch the ball over from the one-yard line. A clutch circus catch in the end zone with less than two minutes left helped defeat Penn by four. The Crimson hung on gamely to nip Princeton 19-14, and then outgunned Brown, 35-32. Not a season with much breathing room...

Author: By Dennis P. Corbett, | Title: Dennis Anyone? | 9/28/1974 | See Source »

...Universal might as well pay my salary straight into the IRS." Shaw feels even worse about Bruce. The 25-foot polyurethane shark with hydraulic guts has been programmed to nip him to death -gently. But recently says Shaw, who plays the obsessed shark killer Quint, he was chasing Bruce in a fishing boat when the automated man-eater turned on his pursuers and tore a hole in the boat's underside. "My ship almost sank under me," said Shaw, adding: "What worries me is who's going to keep those mechanical teeth from sinking in too deep...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Aug. 12, 1974 | 8/12/1974 | See Source »

...sometimes make off with whole 800-lb. bins of freshly picked green gold. San Diego County is now drawing up an ordinance that would require anyone transporting more than 40 Ibs. of avocados to have a bill of sale. But growers have little hope that the law will nip the avocado-nappers."Laws on the books don't mean a damn," complained one grower. "What we need to do is organize a posse...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Nation: Hot Avocados | 6/24/1974 | See Source »

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