Word: spurted
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt's unbeaten two-year-old colt Native Dancer, his sixth straight win, the 6 ½ furlong. $62,650 Hopeful Stakes, with his patented stretch spurt, to leave Greentree Stable's Tiger Skin two lengths behind; in 1 min. 18 4/5 sec.; at Saratoga...
...Million. By that time it was so dark that the only light in the stadium was the Olympic flame, glowing dully through the fog. Mrs. Mathias, huddled patiently in the stands, watched the start of the 1,500-meter race, at 10:30: "We could see the orange spurt when the gun started the runners, but the fog was so dense we could see nothing else." Fighting foot cramps and a sick stomach, Bob staggered across the finish line five minutes and eleven seconds later to clinch his title. When he got his wind back and found his mother...
Some of the spurt in retail sales was apparently caused by the feeling among consumers that prices might not be heading down any further. There was evidence to support this. In June, said the Bureau of Labor Statistics, food prices went higher, and the cost of living probably set a new record. Textile prices edged higher as the trade reported that sizable orders were once more coming in, and prospects looked the best in years. Mills which had been in the red were in the black again. Last week the Joint Committee on the Economic Report took a look...
...down through the 13th, Ward got hold of himself. He began shooting some of the most dazzling golf of his life, four under even fours-the golfer's yardstick of excellence-for the next 14 holes. The spurt stopped Stranahan, who was still not playing the game that made him the world's top amateur. Ward, who wistfully "always wanted to play in this tournament," won it on his first try, 6 up and 5 to play...
...word she got was vignette, and Doris Ann took her time. "V." she began . . .". . . i . . ." Then she cautiously added a "g". Finally, in one glorious last spurt she cried "N-E-T-T-E," and before she knew it. Secretary Sawyer was on his way to the platform to shake her trembling hand...