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Word: sweep (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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Brown went on. "We came off a big sweep of Navy over the weekend, and then got that big win from (Jim) Keyte yesterday, and I guess we were just a little tired today. I know I was. But hey, the mark of the good team is that it can win the games it should never lose...

Author: By Bill Schefi, | Title: Batsmen Bag B.C. With 10-5 Drubbing | 4/12/1979 | See Source »

...joined a small troupe as an aerialist-clown. He achieved lasting fame when he broke with the white-faced clown tradition to create the ragtag Willie, who delighted millions of circus fans with his soulful stares while nibbling on a cabbage, or misguided attempts to sweep up a moving spotlight with a broom...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones, Apr. 9, 1979 | 4/9/1979 | See Source »

...novice crew made it a clean sweep, dunking Williams by more than 20 seconds in another impressive display of pulling power...

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

...loss shattered Harvard's hopes for its first undisputed league crown since 1966, and it made a clean sweep of the Crimson's eight remaining league contests necessary for even a share of the title. Navy had not beaten Harvard since 1971, when Harvard coach Dave Fish was playing as a junior...

Author: By John Donley, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Navy Stuns Racquetmen, 5-4, All but Shattering Title Hopes | 4/9/1979 | See Source »

...talented Maryland squad at College Park this afternoon and a highly competitive, if less talented. Navy team at Annapolis tomorrow. The Navy match represents the start of the "real season" for Harvard--a string of nine Eastern League (the Ivies plus the academies) matches the Crimson must virtually sweep to take the league crown...

Author: By John Donley, | Title: 6-3 Racquetmen in Maryland for Key Matches Against Midshipmen and Talented Terrapins | 4/6/1979 | See Source »

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