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Word: smothers (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...tally at 2:28 of the third. Murray Dea fed Cochrane in on an uncontested breakaway, and almost falling down a second before he was about to shoot, the junior from Cambridge managed to push the puck by the bewildered Sutton before the goalie had a chance to smother...

Author: By Bill Scheft, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Quakers Defrost Crimson Icemen, 4-3 | 2/18/1978 | See Source »

...those obstacles is the set. which is actually dysfunctional: it is basically black and decorated with abstract paint dribbles and splotches that provide an effective backdrop for the urban scene described in "My Town," but smother the beauty of the other songs. The lighting is simple, but does nothing to soften the harshness...

Author: By Anthony Y. Strike, | Title: Anything Goes | 12/8/1977 | See Source »

...most formidable early foe of ratification appears to be Alabama's wily Democrat James Allen, a master of parliamentary tactics. He vows to smother the treaties with amendments that would, in effect, force the Administration either to abandon the accord or reopen negotiations with Panama. If this tactic fails, he will try to dilute the treaties with Senate-passed reservations, which would not be legally binding but would commit the U.S. in a moral way, with unpredictable practical effect...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Nation: The Canal Debate Begins | 10/10/1977 | See Source »

...quite certain why careening through turns and careering down heart-stopping hills hold such a strong attraction for otherwise sane human beings. Some psychologists have suggested that riding a roller coaster is a form of rebellion against smother love and all its safety, a final plunge to freedom from childhood dependency. Others theorize latent death wishes or the need to act out and exorcise fears. For some, the motivation is simpler. Two years after he crossed the Atlantic, Charles Lindbergh took a spin on the Coney Island Cyclone, one of the oldest roller coasters still in operation (it is celebrating...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Here Comes Summer: Those Roller Rides in the Sky | 7/4/1977 | See Source »

...Crimson defense could not smother Dartmouth's explosive squad, which has had its back to the ECAC wall several times already this season. Freshman Rick Racic rushed from center ice and scored at 12:01 of the third, to draw his squad within one and start the Big Green adrenaline going...

Author: By William E. Stedman jr., | Title: Big Green Explosion Stuns Crimson Icemen, 5-4 | 2/18/1976 | See Source »

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