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Word: stretching (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...team that badly needs a lefty starter to help carry the load in the upcoming tough stretch of the schedule, Keyte's solid performance was welcome news...

Author: By John Donley, | Title: Southpaw Keyte Is on Target for Crimson Batsmen | 4/11/1979 | See Source »

...Rangers should dump the Kings in two straight. L.A. will get its share of goals from Marcel Dionne, Butch Goring and Dave Taylor, and could stretch the series to three, but that is unlikely...

Author: By Laurence S. Grafstein, | Title: NHL Second Season to Open Tonight | 4/10/1979 | See Source »

There was no panic at the plant, situated on a stretch of muddy soil called Three Mile Island in an otherwise scenic bend in the river. The men in the control room had heard those sirens before. They went about their task of meeting what looked at first like just another "transient," a minor glitch somewhere in the complex system like so many they had dealt with in the past. Unit 2's huge turbine, which generates 880 megawatts of electricity, had "tripped," shut down automatically, as it should when the steam that turns it has somehow been...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Nuclear Nightmare | 4/9/1979 | See Source »

...normal 1500 meter course in the basin between the MIT and B.U. boathouse fell victim to the windy weather and turbulent waters. The two teams agreed to move the race upstream to the "powerhouse stretch," shortening the course by about 100 meters...

Author: By Laurence S. Grafstein, | Title: Heavyweight Oarswomen Open Season Impressively With Win Over Williams | 4/9/1979 | See Source »

...Crimson offense then went to town for three straight goals by Predun, Wigglesworth and Faught to stretch the advantage to 7-3 before Panther mid-fielder Bill Erdman scored Middlebury's final goal of the game at 12:28 of the period...

Author: By Peter Mcloughlin, | Title: Laxmen Top Middlebury, 13-4 | 4/5/1979 | See Source »

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