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Word: sparingly (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Even a combination of Bruin freestyle record-holders like Ron Wills, Brisco, and Cameron couldn't take the 400-yard freestyle relay. Stroud, John Jones, John McNamara, and Phil Pratt won the event with 30 yards to spare...

Author: By Ronald P. Kriss, | Title: Varsity, '55 Swimmers Top Bruins | 2/14/1952 | See Source »

...varsity relay team showed no such class. Ronnie Berman, running in lead-off position, handed a twelve-yard lead to Phil Meyers, but Yale's brilliant sophomore, John Meader, made that up and eight yards to spare with a split of a little over 50 seconds for his quarter...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: '55 Relay Team Misses Record in B.A.A. Meet | 2/4/1952 | See Source »

...wife helped pour the concrete for his first grain elevator. But before long, he was the talk of the town. A one-man building boom, Shannon built close to $750,000 worth of warehouses, stores and houses. He was elected president of the local chamber of commerce. In his spare time, Shannon wrote and started to film a movie on the life of Christ, with a cast of townspeople. He also laid plans to build a $125,000 theater that would have an indoor swimming pool. Sudanites sometimes wondered where Shannon got all his money, but nobody ever made...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AGRICULTURE: The Grain Scandal | 1/28/1952 | See Source »

...seems that the winter track season is once again in full swing. All over the Eastern seaboard underclad young athletes are running for sport, glory, and a possible Olympic berth this summer. Mr. Wilt, who doubles as an F.B.I. agent in his spare time, would like very much to represent the United States. Chances are he will, but so too will an amazing runner by the name of Don Gehrmann...

Author: By George S. Abrams, | Title: Egg in Your Beer | 1/24/1952 | See Source »

According to their neighbors, the six Arizona wives also go from door to door in their spare time selling homemade layettes and spectacle-cleaning tissues. But even after jailing Hilda Dutson, 46, Arline Dutson, 48, Hazel Dutson, 55, Lura Dutson, 44, Sara Dutson, 43, and Anna Dutson, 33, the local law didn't have too much hope of catching their lord & master...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MANNERS & MORALS: The More the Merrier | 1/14/1952 | See Source »

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