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Word: stick (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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Capot pressed Olympia around the first turn. The first five furlongs were run in a sizzling 59 3/5 seconds. Halfway down the backstretch, Old Rockport began to sneak up on the rail. Ponder, after lagging along absolutely last, began to show signs of life when Jockey Brooks shook the stick at him "just to see what...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: My Old Kentucky Jones | 5/16/1949 | See Source »

Then came the rain, which wetted down the dust but also reduced visibility, and--worst of all for lacrosse players--began to contract the gut cords which make the "net" of the lacrosse stick. The Varsity fortunately got three more goals before this shrinking effect made it difficult to catch the ball...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: 150-lb. Crew Finishes Third in Title Race; Lacrosse Team Wins in Dust, Rain, 7-6 | 5/16/1949 | See Source »

Every year along about that time, a Dilemma creeps up stealthily on members of the senior class and suddenly gooses them. This dilemma generally goes under the title of Whether Or Not To Stick Around For Graduation, but it isn't a true dilemma, for the odds are far from even. There aren't many seniors, for example, who conceive a violent hatred for Graduation; and there aren't many seniors who manage to find jobs that start before June 23. In short, most seniors would not only like to get their diplomas in person, but they are able...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Stick Around | 5/10/1949 | See Source »

...scene seemed symbolic of Western man's hasty and confused exodus from China. But not all Westerners left. Many decided to stick it out with their Chinese friends. Said the wife of a U.S. businessman who stayed: "I feel like a cross between Florence Nightingale and a damn fool, but I'm staying...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CHINA: Last Salvo | 5/9/1949 | See Source »

Freshman crew coach Harvey Love, obviously pleased with results, will stick by the lineup used again...

Author: By Rudolph Kass, | Title: '52 Oarsmen Duel 4 Shells Here Today | 5/7/1949 | See Source »

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