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Word: slips (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Quakers came out fighting, grabbed the opening draw, and brought it down the field to slip one by Magraw...

Author: By Elizabeth N. Friese, | Title: Penn Defeats Stickwomen | 4/10/1978 | See Source »

...preliminary heat the Crimson held Washington off until the 1800-meter mark before letting them slip by, taking second rather than expend energy needed for the afternoon...

Author: By Stephen A. Herzenberg, | Title: Heavies Place 4th In Coast Classic | 4/4/1978 | See Source »

...locals jumped to a 2-1 lead at 7:31 of the second when winger John Bethel took a pass from Silk and O'Callahan and skated down the center to slip it behind Baretta. Tony Meagher added another at 8:47 of the second on a pass from center Marc Hetnik, to give B.U. a 3-1 edge...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: B.U. Badgers Wisconsin, 5-2; Silk Scores Two in NCAA Semis | 3/24/1978 | See Source »

...catting, wanted to be traded to Cleveland, a move that only an Akron, Ohio, native could cherish. Starting Pitcher Ed Figueroa, snubbed in the Series rotation, emptied his locker and departed before the champagne was uncorked. Amidst the celebration, Owner George Steinbrenner barely managed to conceal the pink slip he had prepared for Manager Billy Martin. Series Pitching Hero Mike Torrez promptly became the first free agent to leave New York, departing for the Boston Red Sox, the Yankees' deadly rivals in the American League East...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Togetherness in Fort Lauderdale | 3/13/1978 | See Source »

...school and have grown up with pocket calculators and home computers become the engineers of the 1980s and 1990s." But the miracle chip is here now, and if American business does not quickly take the lead in exploiting its myriad and ever growing capabilities, a potentially enormous market could slip through its fingers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Computer Society: Business: Thinking Small | 2/20/1978 | See Source »

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