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Word: sweep (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Saber Sweep...

Author: By Peter Mcloughlin, | Title: Crimson Fencers Zorro Dartmouth Swordsmen; Sabers, Foils Carve Shutouts in 22-5 Victory | 1/17/1977 | See Source »

...sweep of the 200-yard backstroke featured Malcolm Cooper, Kevin O'Connell, and Craig Hardin, finishing in that order...

Author: By Sanford R. Cardin, | Title: Swimmers Emerge As Victors, 65-48; Divers, Wolf Excel | 1/10/1977 | See Source »

...romantic mood. The story of a man given a chance to reclaim a love he thought irretrievably lost and to expiate a dreadful guilt-strains credulity. But the director's fluid technique and his gift for ravishing imagery-underscored by the lush music of the late Bernard Herrmann-sweep aside any tendency to disbelieve...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The Year's Best | 1/3/1977 | See Source »

...several years ago, he barely passed the Administration (marking it C) for its handling of relations with Europe, and gave it a D for its dealings with Japan. Brzezinski's most marked departure from Kissinger's approach may be in tone. While Kissinger with his cosmic sweep at times has seemed pessimistic about the U.S., Brzezinski insists he is optimistic. Says he: "I think we are on the upswing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: A Top Job for 'Vitamin Z' | 12/27/1976 | See Source »

...cold and silence of a New England winter forest is broken by the voices of a man and his two excited children. They pick their way along a meandering brook, pausing regularly to sweep aside branches or peer at compass and map. Near by, an elderly couple stride purposefully down a Jeep trail, jauntily swinging their arms and breathing deeply the crisp, fine air. Suddenly, a sweatsuit-clad figure crashes through the underbrush into a clearing. Panting from a hard run, mud dripping from his shoes, face scratched by brambles, he stares wildly about, then plunges into the thick brush...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Over the River, Into the Trees | 12/27/1976 | See Source »

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