Word: ran
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Detroit Tigers are the property of an Ann Arbor pizza man named Tom Monaghan, an orphan who adopted the Tigers when he was seven, in 1945, the year they beat the Cubs in seven games. Borrowing $500 some time later, he ran it into at least $53 million, which is what he bought the team for last October, aware that it was a good team but not suspecting just how good. Winning 35 of its first 40, playing 17 games on the road before losing any, Detroit dismissed the American League's East Division early and sent the Baltimore...
Tufts jumped out to a 5-1 advantage before Harvard regrouped, ran up 14 unanswered points, and claimed the game...
During one of the times when the ball was in the Crimson half of the pitch. Harvard was hurt by its own aggressiveness and a controversial call by the referee. In the 29th minute, Harvard 'keeper Matt Ginsburg, coming off his line to catch a high free kick, ran into a forward about three yards into the penalty area...
Pondering all these hints, New York Times Columnist William Safire, a Reagan supporter and former Nixon speechwriter, suggested last week that Mondale might yet put on a stretch drive reminiscent of Silky Sullivan, a horse that ran a quarter-century ago and was famous for close finishes in races that appeared hopelessly lost. Safire even provided a script of sorts. Key elements...
...past few months had become the headquarters of Ambassador Reginald Bartholomew and his staff. The car was ordered to halt by the Lebanese security guards on duty at the checkpoint. Suddenly the driver pulled a gun and shot at one of the guards. Then, as another guard shouted and ran after the van, the driver raced his engine, zigzagged through the "dragon's teeth," a staggered row of concrete blocks designed to reduce the speed of approaching cars, and headed for the embassy building...