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Word: nipping (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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After that, it was nip & tuck. The five finalists looked almost equally spectacular in evening dresses or in bathing suits (two-piecers, exposing the midriff, were worn for the first time). "Talent" proved the deciding factor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MANNERS & MORALS: The Strutters | 9/15/1947 | See Source »

...Squash Nip and Tuck...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Crimson Thwarts Bulldog in Home Yard As Invading Lowell, Adams Squads Win | 3/24/1947 | See Source »

Meanwhile three other dual meets found Dunster, Kirkland, and Winthrop taking Adams, Eliot, and Leverett. The Deacon-Mastadon splashfest proved to be a nip and tuck battle which found Kirkland waterboy's turning in a fast 1:52.8 in the final 200-yard free style relay to win the meet...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Lowell Keeps Aquatic Slate Dry; Winthrop, Dunster, Deacons Win | 3/7/1947 | See Source »

...After a nip-and-tuck first half, during which the lead changed nine times, the Crimson left the floor with a 24 to 23 advantage. But the Ithacans combined offensive accuracy with a tight defense to sweep six points ahead early in the second half, and although the Varsity threatened consistently thereafter, Coach Bill Barclay's squad was never able to catch...

Author: By Irvin M. Horowitz, | Title: Varsity Skaters Trip Army as Cornell Tops Quintet, 47-43 | 2/24/1947 | See Source »

...nip & tuck until the seventh game: first the Red Sox won one, then the Cardinals evened it up (thanks mainly to the pitching of Harry Brecheen). Baseball 1946 was still no postwar model...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: The End | 10/21/1946 | See Source »

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