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Word: spurted (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...also buried a potent but ragtag Eli squad along about the middle of the first half, when sharpshooter Tom Mannix scored eight of his 16 points inside three minutes, helping Harvard spurt from a one-point lead to a 38-24 advantage...

Author: By Bruce Schoenfeld, | Title: There's Too Many | 2/4/1981 | See Source »

...East right now, will have some trouble with a fired-up B.U. squad that has been playing well of late. In the end, however, the potent Eagle offense will wear down the Terrier defense--much like Northeastern did last week--and Billy O'Dwyer and company will spurt to a three-goal...

Author: By Bruce Schoenfeld, | Title: Anything Can't Happen | 2/2/1981 | See Source »

...badly in its race to stay apace of the action, and no wonder. January 8 saw a new trading record--93.7 million shares--10 per cent higher than the ebullient buying spree triggered by Reagan's November triumph. And there was no doubt about the direction of the sudden spurt. Prices on the Big Board fell 23.8 points...

Author: By William E. Mckibben, | Title: Bull Market by the Horns | 1/19/1981 | See Source »

...momentum is so important to this team. The squad showed it with a come-from-behind spurt win at Brown, solidified the claim with three quick ones to tie Northeastern, and proved it beyond a shadow of a doubt when that 5-5 tie with the Huskies became, in the time it takes to buy a hot dog, an 11-5 disaster...

Author: By Bruce Schoenfeld, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Icemen Explode for 7-6 Win, Clip Red Raiders in Third | 12/8/1980 | See Source »

...Martin provided the key to the spurt of excellent hockey--the squad's finest quarter-hour in two years--with defensive efficiency up front. The former highlighted the effort with a 75-yd. clear from deep in her own zone, while the latter dropped further back than usual from her position as cherrypicker to aid the defensive cause with her speed and stick work...

Author: By Bruce Schoenfeld, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Stickwomen Close Campaign, Drop 2-1 Squeaker to UNH | 11/8/1980 | See Source »

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