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Word: sprint (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...especially-powerful sprint exacerbated the fading and gave Princeton an open-water lead on the Crimson...

Author: By Marie B. Morres, | Title: Navy, Princeton, Yale Outstroke Crimson | 4/29/1985 | See Source »

...last 500, the Black and White held off Yale's final sprint without losing a single seat, crossing the finish line nine seconds ahead of the flagging Elis...

Author: By Linda A. Flaherty, | Title: Radcliffe Stuns Yale | 4/29/1985 | See Source »

Because of transportation problems, Radcliffe arrived late and did not have a chance to row the entire course before the race. In effect, the cosswain had to call the race "blind." As a result, Lee inadvertantly called the final sprint early...

Author: By Linda A. Flaherty, | Title: B & W Lights Defeat Penn; Radcliffe Remains Undefeated | 4/22/1985 | See Source »

...meter sprint instead of 200 meters because we didn't know where the finish line was," said Co-Captain and stroke Chris Doyle...

Author: By Linda A. Flaherty, | Title: B & W Lights Defeat Penn; Radcliffe Remains Undefeated | 4/22/1985 | See Source »

When local telephone companies ask their customers to choose a long-distance service, many budget-conscious consumers quickly ask for such cut-rate services as MCI and GTE Sprint. But as many as 70% of them never bother to respond. Under current federal communications rules, those customers who do not speak up are automatically assigned to American Telephone and Telegraph, even if they are already using a competing service. MCI Chairman William McGowan, GTE's Theodore Brophy and other AT&T rivals claim that this gives the already dominant company a highly unfair advantage. Last week the Justice Department recommended...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Telecommunications: Will Phone Callers Speak Up? | 4/22/1985 | See Source »

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