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Word: pinches (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Geez," Craig said. "I though to myself, "you better pinch yourself Jones." But then I didn't know if I should pinch...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: C. J. Meeting Occurs; Boys Surprised | 4/1/1971 | See Source »

Reserve outfielder Dave Ignacio will step into the starting left field slot this spring. Ignacio had a strong season as a pinch hitter last year and has several innings of varsity experience...

Author: By Robert W. Gerlach, | Title: Depth, Hitting Strength Give Nine a Shot at League Title | 3/29/1971 | See Source »

...next admission takes him out of the dishpan and into the fire. For though he can make himself believe that in a pinch he could become a housewife, honesty forces him to add, "But he did not question what he would have to give up forever...

Author: By Elizabeth R. Fishel, | Title: The Prisoner of Sexism Jail and Roses | 3/18/1971 | See Source »

...that has a touch of bayou frog. Nashville's Kris Kristofferson, an ex-Rhodes scholar, sings bluntly sensual protest songs that have made him the most controversial country songwriter-singer of the day. Van Morrison, an Irishman late of Them, flavors his blues-gospel-folk broth with a salty pinch of jazz. In the wings are two virescent newcomers. One is Carole King, a soul blues singer who plays piano on James' records and has written a song for his new album. The other is English Folk Minstrel Cat Stevens, who sounds like an off-the-moors Harry Belafonte...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: James Taylor: One Man's Family of Rock | 3/1/1971 | See Source »

...officials dismiss the possibility of a Berlin-style airlift for the Cambodian capital. The Communists have not committed the troops needed to pinch off all of its road links at once, but they have hit each often enough to make highway travel risky at best. Northwest of Phnom-Penh on Route 5, rice-laden trucks bound for the city are waylaid fairly frequently. The closing of Route 4 spelled an end to the petroleum supplies that had come by truck from Kompong Som. Some fuel comes up the Mekong by tanker, but not enough to prevent shortages...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CAMBODIA: Pinching the Arteries | 1/25/1971 | See Source »

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