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Word: paltriest (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...contest, Super Bowl XXII ended by half time. As a lesson, it should last forever. The TV ratings in the late stages were the paltriest in years, but it is pleasing to imagine that this may have only partly been a product of the lopsided score, that a multitude of black children may have already raced outside to raise their arms to the sky. And not just blacks. And not just children...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Beyond The Game, a Champion | 2/15/1988 | See Source »

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