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Word: rans (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Time ran out for the Radcliffe sophomore class in the Annex basketball intramural finals yesterday afternoon, leaving the score at 15 to 13 in favor of the seniors. A last minute basket by Mary Brandt '51 almost threw the game into an overtime period, but the whistle blew first...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Seniors Beat '51 15-13 in Radcliffe Basketball Finals | 12/9/1948 | See Source »

McCormick, Gilbert, and Chuck Harwood ran a close race for the positions...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Run Puts McCormick, Gilbert in Mile Relay | 12/8/1948 | See Source »

...cycled 12½ miles in 57 minutes, ran 215 yards in 43 seconds, walked five miles in 74 minutes. Then she heaved a javelin 59 feet. She got her medal. She also drew a frown from her children who didn't approve of such behavior in a woman of 72. "It's not grandmotherly," they said...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: DENMARK: A Medal for Grandma | 12/6/1948 | See Source »

None of the 102,580 people in Philadelphia's Municipal Stadium last week really expected to see Navy (which hadn't won a game all season) beat Army (which hadn't lost all season). But the midshipmen, taking inspiration from another upset, ran up a sign saying "Gallup Picks Army" and another one saying "Harry Is On Our Side...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Gallup Picks Army | 12/6/1948 | See Source »

Some of their heads are newspaper classics. When a man walking home ran into an acquaintance and got into a fatal argument, the Daily News headlined...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: The Headline Hunters | 12/6/1948 | See Source »

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