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Word: olympicsized (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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That picture of a demure young bride-to-be is not by Bradford Bachrach but by a salesman lucky enough to have had a camera in hand when Olga Korbut tried on a wedding gown in a St. Louis suburb. The darling of the 1972 Olympics, who is on an...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Dec. 20, 1976 | 12/20/1976 | See Source »

Meanwhile, though, the dispute between Aeroflot and Pan Am threatens a disruption of U.S.-Soviet air travel. The prospective bonanza that the 1980 Moscow Olympics offer to both lines would seem to dictate a compromise, but it will not be helped by an exchange of nationalistic incidents earlier this year...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AIRLINES: Biggest, But Hardly Best | 12/13/1976 | See Source »

--Freshman Reed Eichner. In the words of captain Campbell: "The last good runner to come out of Kansas was Jim Ryun, and he fell down in the Olympics." But seriously, folks... Campbell continued: "Eichner's incredibly relaxed about running--almost emotionless--and he's in great condition. He's just...

Author: By Thomas A.J. Mcginn, | Title: Cross Country Team Finishes 23rd in NCAAs | 11/23/1976 | See Source »

Other American scientists also have much to do if they want the U.S. to continue to dominate the international science Olympics; 26 of the 56 physics Nobel laureates in the past 20 years have been Americans, and the U.S. has twice before captured the triple crown by winning the Nobel...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: America's Nobel Sweep | 11/1/1976 | See Source »

Traded Invectives. The Schmidt-Kohl campaign was one of the hardest fought political battles in West Germany's postwar history, and what Kohl called an "Olympics of insult" went right down to the wire. Continuing his sniping against Kohl's political ally Franz Josef Strauss, boss of the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WEST GERMANY: Noisily Down to the Wire | 10/11/1976 | See Source »

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