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Word: poled (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...lion was cavorting in front of the Heng Touk building, having moved down Beach Street and Harrison Avenue. One of the dancers dangled a head of lettuce, a tangerine, and a red envelope from a pole in front of the lion's face, and in a swooping gesture, it ate them...

Author: By Mary G. Gotschall, | Title: Lion Dance, Fireworks Spark Start of Year of the Dragon | 2/2/1976 | See Source »

...Golden's excellent article [Jan. 5], as in most accounts of polar exploration, Scott has been highlighted for his South Pole expedition in 1912. I think it is important to remember, however, that Amundsen was not only the first to reach the pole but that all members of his party survived the expedition. Scott and his men perished...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Forum, Jan. 26, 1976 | 1/26/1976 | See Source »

...Weininger was the scientific leader at the South Pole station...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Forum, Jan. 26, 1976 | 1/26/1976 | See Source »

...broadly sample life here; a Mormon student here should not spend all his or her time in the church, Peterson says. They should get involved, he says, go to "cocktail parties and bashes." But, he quickly adds, "you don't have to go home drunk and hit a telephone pole or go home with the wrong woman...

Author: By Charles E. Shepard, | Title: Doubters in the Temple | 1/23/1976 | See Source »

...grunt thrower like Tom Seaver than, say, a Catfish Hunter. (Whom he admires: "He'll give you one pitch to hit and if you miss it, you're gone.") In the past year the style has worked well enough, even though he's at "the bottom of the totem pole" on the best pitching staff on the league. He led the team in ERA last year, gave up one home run in 95 innings, surrendered two earned runs in his last 43 innings. "I know I'm a better strike-out pitcher than a hell of a lot of guys...

Author: By Richard Turner, | Title: In Another League Now | 1/19/1976 | See Source »

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