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Word: stretched (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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With those extra two points, the Crimson-because of Duke's consistency at the line down the stretch-found itself unable to nab the visitors. The remainder of the game saw the teams trading either free throws or layups...

Author: By Andy Doctoroff, | Title: Blue Devils Slip Past Cagers, 89-86 | 2/9/1984 | See Source »

...Endorsements by big-name racers have become a key competitive factor among ski companies. Most firms are too small to afford network TV commercials, so manufacturers try for some free exposure on programs like ABC's Wide World of Sports by putting their boldly trademarked ski poles and stretch pants on winning racers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Waxing Sales with a Downhill Race | 2/6/1984 | See Source »

...Carrabino (22 points) layups within twenty seconds and several Bob Ferry free throws (a game-high 23 points) capped the victory as Harvard put itself up by eight with 30 seconds to go. The surge put an end to Columbia's threat--and the 16-game losing stretch...

Author: By Andy Doctoroff, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Cagers Win On the Road -- Finally | 2/4/1984 | See Source »

When the teams opened the season at Hanover. N.H. on November 23, Dartmouth trailed by only one goal for a 15-minute stretch in the third period. It took five goals from the geriatric line--seniors Gary Martin, Phil Falcone, and Dave Connors--for the Crimson to pull out a 5-3 victory...

Author: By Mike Knobler, | Title: Auld Lang Syne | 2/1/1984 | See Source »

...based in New York, while many of the promising new companies are in Northern California's Silicon Valley, minidramas of the new-issues scene are often played out on the long nights from New York to San Francisco. Well-appointed investment bankers heading out to call on clients stretch out in first class. Farther back in the cabin, rumpled entrepreneurs, tired from a day trying to raise money, punch away at their calculators. Occasionally the coach passengers glimpse a bright future ahead. Well before Zitel, a small computer-memory company, went public last month, President Robert Welch was overheard...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Making a Mint Overnight | 1/23/1984 | See Source »

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