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Word: routings (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Mark Hamill and Harrison Ford), some shiny medals to hang on their key chains. Darth Vader (David Prowse) had sneaked out through the back hatch, however, and as The Empire opens, he is sending the forces of the evil Empire to rout the rebels from their hideout on the ice planet Hoth. Giant walking tanks blast the rebel fortress, and Solo, Leia, Chewbacca (Peter Mayhew) and See Threepio (Anthony Daniels) barely manage to escape in the Millennium Falcon. That uncertain vessel refuses, however, to leap into hyperspace, and in order to evade pursuing Empire fighters, Solo runs through a perilous...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Empire Strikes Back! | 5/19/1980 | See Source »

Well, I guess that settles it. Bruce Schoenfeld, who in his column predicted a Buffalo rout, was unavailable for comment...

Author: By Jim Hershberg, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: The I's Have It--So Far | 5/13/1980 | See Source »

...dogs. More organized, more ruthless, and better equipped even than the most Tom Swiftian of the anti-nukers, they held all the cards, and they only played a few. If the protestors had been more numerous or more successful at any point, police could easily have turned an organized rout into a total massacre...

Author: By William E. Mckibben, | Title: Turning the Other Cheek | 5/13/1980 | See Source »

...past month, for example, savage fighting has been taking place throughout Kurdistan, in northwestern Iran. To rout Kurdish guerrilla forces, the army and air force have bombed the provincial capital of Sanandaj, killing hundreds of civilians and causing extensive damage. Fearing even greater trouble ahead, many Kurds are reported fleeing westward toward the Iraqi border...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: IRAN: Tehran's Own Hostage Crisis | 5/12/1980 | See Source »

...inspired tracksters secured a first in ten of 11 running events, as the Bruins claimed a photo-finish win in the 400 relay. Harvard's field squad came through with evenly distributed depth to insure a rout...

Author: By Sara J. Nicholas, | Title: Thinclads Cruise in Tri-Meet; Lenz Sets New Hammer Mark | 4/21/1980 | See Source »

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