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Word: sparse (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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Once aboard, not even Ackerman could remain dour. Lovingly fingering one of the telephone polelike masts, which will carry 6,441 sq. ft. of sail, he allowed his eyes to drink in the full magnificence of the vessel. An understandable pride began to creep into his voice: "I'm...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Maine: A Bold Launching into the Past | 9/3/1979 | See Source »

With the light in his eyes, Vance spars with Gromyko on SALT

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Complex and Difficult Problems | 5/1/1978 | See Source »

From the moment a grim Joe Frazier enters North Philadelphia's Cloverlay Gym in his Smokin' Joe T shirt, he seems to be in constant motion. Inside the ring he dodges imaginary blows; he launches lefts and rights at the air, then spars for four hard rounds. Next...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Picking Foreman's Foe | 1/28/1974 | See Source »

Eighty miles away in the Pennsylvania Dutch country, Muhammad Ali sings the Tennessee Waltz while he spars with Light-Heavyweight Boss Man Jones. "He's got me in the coffin, but he can't nail me," Ali boasts. "He fights like a woman." Ali clinches with Jones and...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Picking Foreman's Foe | 1/28/1974 | See Source »

CAHILL: UNITED STATES MARSHAL is John Wayne, a Texas lawman who scours the Panhandle for bad guys while his two young sons languish at home, yearning for a little fatherly affection. The sons fall into bad company, get mixed up in a bank robbery and have to be extracted from...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Quick Cuts | 8/20/1973 | See Source »

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