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Word: pass (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Miss Wills and Señorita de Alvarez walked off the court, the new champion chanced to be a step behind at the gate. Señorita Lilli de Alvarez smiled in friendly fashion, stepped aside, and gestured for Miss Wills to pass. "Queens first!" she said...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: At Wimbledon- Jul. 11, 1927 | 7/11/1927 | See Source »

...House of Commons to have no power to pass any act altering the Constitution or the powers of the House of Lords...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: British Commonwealth of Nations: Parliament's Week: Jul. 4, 1927 | 7/4/1927 | See Source »

...scheme to reform the House," said he, "must fail to arouse public interest, while so many of its members pass the time on their estates upholding the traditions of British sportsmanship...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: British Commonwealth of Nations: Parliament's Week: Jul. 4, 1927 | 7/4/1927 | See Source »

Twenty-two red legs carrying eleven redskins were throbbing over the 480-mile Redwood Highway between San Francisco and Grant's Pass, Ore. The red lips of Miss Redwood Empire, "little fawn" of the Hopi Indians, greeted John Mad Bull of the Karook tribe when he staggered across the finish line last week-the winner of the marathon. He had covered the 480 miles (longest footrace ever held in the U. S.) in 7 days, 12 hours, 34 minutes. He was rewarded with a $1,000 prize, to which he added $50 to purchase an automobile...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Red Marathon | 7/4/1927 | See Source »

Eight hours later, to Grant's Pass came Flying Cloud of the Karooks to receive $500. And then, while a fellow redskin trotting beside him played old airs on a harmonica, came 55-year-old Melika of the Zuni tribe to receive plaudits befitting a barrel-chested...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Red Marathon | 7/4/1927 | See Source »

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