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Word: nosedives (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Paris shuddered at such tactics. Left-wing Paris dailies likened De Hautecloque to Hitler, and predicted dire trouble in Tunisia. Instead, after two days, the shaken Bey, who looks like a distinguished European actor impersonating an Arab, yielded to French demands. He went even further, blaming Tunisia's troubles...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TUNISIA: Smooth Coup | 4/7/1952 | See Source »

A green 1950 Oldsmobile slammed to a stop beside Lynch's car. Two men with Halloween masks over their faces hopped out, jabbed snub-nosed revolvers at them and barked: "Give us the money. We're not kidding." Lynch and Smith promptly handed over their guns and the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CRIME: Scenario by Sennett | 3/17/1952 | See Source »

For most spectators, the big event of the meet was the 220-yard freestyle, which included John Marshall and Jim McLane. With most of the crowd cheering McLane, Marshall nosed out his teammate with a time of 2:07.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Varsity Swimmers Lose to Yale, 56-28; Eli Freshmen Nip Yardlings | 3/10/1952 | See Source »

¶ Phil D., the $29,800 San Antonio Handicap; at Arcadia, Calif. In a photo finish, Phil D. nosed out Intent, Santa Anita Maturity winner, in the traditional warm up for next week's $100,000 Santa Anita Handicap.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Who Won | 2/25/1952 | See Source »

At 1,000 ft., Stewardess Nancy Taylor, checking her passenger lists in the rear of the plane, heard an engine cough, begin to sputter, then die: "It made a terrible rumbling sound." The plane nosed downward. The radio at Newark Tower crackled out a message: "Is everything all right?" The...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: DISASTERS: Oh, How I Prayed | 2/18/1952 | See Source »

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