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Word: pulls (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Every one of Bromwell's 14 field goals Saturday night was unique: a pull-up, foul-line jumper here, a thunderous fast-break slam dunk there, a 24-ft. three-pointer there...

Author: By Geoffrey Simon, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Column One | 2/17/1987 | See Source »

After emergency discussions in New Delhi last week, however, the crisis subsided. Pakistan agreed to withdraw 40,000 troops, while the Indians will pull back 60,000. Both sides will also "avoid all provocative actions...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Diplomacy: New Elephants Instead of War | 2/16/1987 | See Source »

...with a quasi-legal import-export merchant to Nicaragua and then took an arms freighter to Cuba where I was able to register with the Comintern and buy some identification papers. I was now Rutger Gorbachev, long lost grand-nephew, twice removed, from the Soviet premier. I figured the pull might be useful later...

Author: By Rutger Fury, | Title: SOUND OF FURY: | 2/14/1987 | See Source »

...know the punch line by now. When I took my courtside seat I discovered that though I was dressed to kill, I probably couldn't pull off the crime due to my basic lack of vision...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Silly Putty | 2/11/1987 | See Source »

Harvard (now 17-3) jumped to leads of 2-0, 3-1 and 5-3 before B.C. staged a powerful comeback in the third period. With Harvard ahead by two, the Eagles rattled off three goals, including a pair by Hodge, to pull ahead by one with less than three minutes left in the game...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Consolation, Lots of Confusion | 2/10/1987 | See Source »

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