Word: quested
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Newsmen assigned to cover Adlai Stevenson's quest for the Presidency were noticeably discontented last week. Half-way between the August conventions and the November election, they had reached the state where "everybody has a gripe about something and their little piques are all coming out at once," as one veteran reporter commented...
Unleashing a tremendous scoring punch, the varsity cross country team opened its quest for a third consecutive undefeated season by completely over-whelming its obviously outclassed opponents, Boston University and M.I.T. yesterday afternoon at Franklin Park. The final score gave the Crimson 19, the Terriers 52, and Tech...
M.I.T. and Boston University are favored to become the first victims of the varsity cross country team as it opens its quest for a third consecutive undefeated season this afternoon. The triangular meet will be run on the 4.2 mile Franklin Park course...
...contrived dialogue and them with their actions knocks them down again. The vain, colorful husband number one tells lies and most of the audience understands why; he is so pitiful that he should inspire our sympathy; but in the end he goes away unrewarded. The wife, frustrated in her quest for security, thrives on honesty so it is natural to assume that she once was in love with him; but there is never any hint of this. Husband number two, attentive and mild-mannered, is a model of stability; but quite inexplicably, he maliciously slays his step-child...
...presidential candidates: from President Eisenhower came "the clear tones of a political leader turning squarely to the future" while TIME found Adlai "scurrying from caucus room to caucus room." We can be wearily certain that had Eisenhower had to solicit delegate support he would have "strode vigorously" in quest...