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Word: sportiest (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...White Sulphur Springs, W.Va., the Duke of Windsor also took honors of a sort. He was by far the sportiest of a sartorially splendid foursome. His competition: British Cinemagnate J. Arthur Rank, ex-Senator Burton K. Wheeler and Railroader Robert R. Young...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: The Working Class | 5/3/1948 | See Source »

...only six of the 45 big race tracks in the U. S. (Aqueduct, Belmont Park, Saratoga, Pimlico, Delaware Park, Laurel Park) can railbirds see the sportiest of all horse races, a steeplechase. Last week, when beautiful Belmont Park opened its 24-day spring meeting, most of New York's racing fans looked forward to seeing Bimelech and his high-toned contemporaries in some of America's most famed flat races. Dyed-in-the-tweed "regulars" were equally eager to scan the 1940 crop of jumpers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Cross Country Squire | 5/27/1940 | See Source »

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