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Word: squeaking (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...night, the cell is asleep. The yard in front of the building is shrouded in snow and washed with fluorescent light. The barking of the police German shepherds and the squeak of the warden's shoes can be heard through the bars. There is no way of knowing what time it is: the prisoners are deprived of watches. The warden is making his rounds. A miniature walkie-talkie attached to his chest emits a muffled cacophony of incomprehensible orders...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Poland: The Long Night of Martial Law | 3/22/1982 | See Source »

Throughout the current campaign the Harvard men's basketball team has not been a stranger to the fast-paced excitement generated by a close game. But the team consistently has lacked the maturity to perform down the final stretch of a contest and squeak out a hard-fought victory...

Author: By Andy Doctoroff, | Title: Cagers Fall to Elis In Final Minutes | 3/6/1982 | See Source »

...Beanpot, the difference between 6:15 and 9 p.m. is much more than two hours and 45 minutes. After the early arrivals at Boston Garden Monday night suffered through a sleep-inducing B.U. Harvard contest, the late-night fans saw Boston College squeak past Northeastern, 3-2 in overtime, in a vintage Beanpot heart-stopper...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: O'Connor Stops Huskies In B.C. 3-2 Overtime Win | 2/3/1982 | See Source »

...game's remaining time, twelve points for Harvard jumped onto the score board with Horne, Hall, Margaret Long, Wendy Joseph, and Val Jordan, each adding to Harvard's final effort. But the Catamounts were able to generate enough offense to squeak out a victory by only a one point margin...

Author: By Andy Doctoroff, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Women Cagers Fall, 53-52; 4th Period Slump Keys Loss | 12/17/1981 | See Source »

...deny, especially when you go looking for Mike's friend Victor, whom Mike suggests may have a better idea about who serves the best draught beer in town. Amid the hundreds of students frenetically cramming a month before finals, who all give you strange looks because your Converse sneakers squeak ever so slightly, there is no problem finding Victor. Isn't that, you wonder out loud, just a tad strange...

Author: By Andrew C. Karp, SPECIAL TO THE WHAT IS TO BE DONE | Title: Weekend Odyssey in New Haven | 11/19/1981 | See Source »

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