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Word: oops (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Crimson's next scoring binge came when Fine dropped a layup and then laced a picture-perfect alley-oop pass to Booker to maintain the 11-point...

Author: By Robert Sidorsky, | Title: Hoopsters Blitz Brown With First Half Blowout | 2/4/1978 | See Source »

...knowing for sure which syndicate is largest, though most insiders would probably not dispute this rough ranking: 1) King Features (Blondie, Beetle Bailey, "Hints from Heloise"); 2) Field Newspaper Syndicate (Dennis the Menace, "Herblock," "Ann Landers"); 3) United Feature (Jack Anderson, Peanuts); 4) NEA (Alley Oop, Bugs Bunny); 5) Chicago Tribune-New York News (Dick Tracy, Li'l Abner, Brenda Starr). After that, the field becomes blurred...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Syndicate Wars | 9/12/1977 | See Source »

...Harvard margin climbed 11 when Jeff Hill dropped a pair of free throws and it was 58-46 after Hill lobbed an alley oop scoring pass to Irion...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Crimson Cagers Upstage Brown With 72-59 Win | 2/26/1977 | See Source »

...Crimson upped the lead to 59-46 when Carey clicked on an alley oop play off of Honick's in bound pass and Honick fed Fine for another...

Author: By Robert Sidorsky, | Title: Cagers Wallop Columbia, 92-83, to String Ivy Wins | 3/1/1976 | See Source »

...through," said Ali when the fight was over. Sporting a robe given him by Elvis Presley, he then hobnobbed with such fans as Diana Ross and Sammy Davis Jr. But it wasn't all fisticuffs and show biz. Ali was also promoting his new toy Oop-fli (a ring spun off two sticks and caught by an opponent's two sticks), which he hopes will earn him a tidy bundle. Another Frisbee or Hula-Hoop it isn't, but then Muhammad Ali is not the champion any longer, either...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Feb. 26, 1973 | 2/26/1973 | See Source »

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