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Word: steals (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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With time running out in the extra period and its opponent leading, the Crimson made a big steal and scored the key basket...

Author: By Colin F. Boyle, | Title: Deja Vu | 2/4/1988 | See Source »

...Captain Keith Webster made the biggest steal of his Harvard career. With less than 10 seconds left in overtime and the game tied at 91, Webster swiped the ball from Penn guard Chris Elzey and swished a shot at the buzzer for one of the greatest victories in Harvard basketball history...

Author: By Colin F. Boyle, | Title: Deja Vu | 2/4/1988 | See Source »

With the Crimson trailing by eight big points and just one minute left on the clock, James hit three straight three-pointers, helped force a steal, and made the layup that tied the score...

Author: By Colin F. Boyle, | Title: Deja Vu | 2/4/1988 | See Source »

Pistone shows the Mafia as holding a disregard for human life that is terrifyingly amoral. As a wise guy, Pistone quotes Lefty as saying, "you can cheat, you can steal, you can kill people -- legitimately. You can do anything you want, and nobody can say anything about...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Strife And Death in the Family | 1/18/1988 | See Source »

...problem in itself. They all have their ideas and they want to tell you how to run an alley. Anyone who has to deal with the public has got it damn tough." League players "get upset when you put open bowlers next to them." And open bowlers steal shoes...

Author: By Paul R. Simms, | Title: Almost Quitting Time | 12/15/1987 | See Source »

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