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Word: slights (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Jorgennen, handicapped by a bad cold and a slight fever, finished fifth in the 220-yard freestyle with a time of 2:12.5. John Glover of Dartmouth won the event in 2:08.4, three-tenths of a second short of Jorgenson's record time against Yale last Saturday...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Hawkins Ties Own Record In Invitational Swimming Meet | 3/20/1954 | See Source »

...applied and the number accepted is atypical of the national picture. Of 14,651 seniors from the entire nation who sought admission to medical schools last year, 7,703 were accepted. The final figures for this year are not known yet, but Emerson estimated that there will be a slight drop in the number of applicants, while the admissions total will remain the same...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Medical School Accepts 114 From 1,296 Total Applicants | 3/18/1954 | See Source »

...semi-finals to be held at 3:30 today in the IAB find Lowell and Winthrop with five representatives taking a slight lead over Adams, Dudley, Dunster, and Eliot with four. Twenty-five matches have been scheduled...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Houses Wrestling Continues in IAB | 3/17/1954 | See Source »

Over the season Leverett displayed a better man-to-man type game, which helped it take the close contests. On the strength of superior team play, should the Bunnies' representatives play together, they will rule a slight favorite over the wintergreens...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Rinehart and Wintergreen Quintets Meet in Inter-House All-Star Game | 3/8/1954 | See Source »

...second issue of common stock only if the Mopac earns at least $76.1 million a year before interest and federal taxes in seven consecutive years out of the next 15. The chances of such earnings, and thus of the common stock's being worth anything, are slight. Only in 1942, 1943 and 1944 were the railroad's earnings as much as $76 million. Since then they have slipped, and last year's earnings before interest and federal taxes are estimated at $44.7 million...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: RAILROADS: New Battle for Young | 3/1/1954 | See Source »

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